Ethics and Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Author(s) -
Peter E. Hilsenrath,
Tyrone F. Borders
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health services research and managerial epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2333-3928
DOI - 10.1177/2333392820957661
Subject(s) - underpinning , covid-19 , pandemic , livelihood , political science , environmental ethics , engineering ethics , bioethics , sociology , medicine , virology , law , geography , engineering , philosophy , civil engineering , disease , archaeology , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , agriculture
The Covid-19 experience provides a natural experiment in personal and social ethics. Difficult decisions are routinely made to optimize lives and livelihoods. This commentary provides background and insight into the ethical and economic foundations underpinning dilemmas of this historic pandemic.
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