The COVID-19 wicked problem in public health ethics: conflicting evidence, or incommensurable values?

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Abstract While the world was facing a rapidly progressing COVID-19 second wave, policy paradox emerged. On one side, much more known by Autumn 2020 about mechanisms underpinning spread and lethality of Sars-CoV-2. other how such knowledge should be translated policymakers into containment measures appeared to controversial debated than during first wave in Spring. Value-laden, conflicting views scientific community emerged both problem definition subsequent solutions surrounding epidemiological emergency, which underlined that global crisis had evolved towards full-fledged “ wicked ”. With aim make sense seemingly paradoxical disagreement around public health policies, we offer an ethical analysis encapsulated Great Barrington Declaration John Snow Memorandum, two petitions October 2020. We show evidence is interpreted polar opposite advice with respect policies depends on different compass leads prioritization decisions values societal goals. then highlight need for situated approach policy, recognizes are necessarily value-laden, sensitive context-specific historic socio-cultural socio-economic nuances.

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عنوان ژورنال: Humanities & social sciences communications

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2662-9992']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00839-1