Although we cannot predict when the next influenza pandemic will occur, since the 16th
century, the world has experienced an average of three pandemics per century, occurring at …

In the near future, experts predict, an influenza pandemic will likely spread throughout the
world. Many countries have been creating a contingency plan in order to mitigate the severe …

A pandemic of highly pathogenic influenza would threaten the lives of hundreds of
thousands in the United States and confront governments and organizations, with ethical …

1. Professional colleges and associations should provide, by way of their codes of ethics,
clear guidance to members in advance of a major communicable disease outbreak, such as …

Infectious disease pandemics raise significant and novel ethical challenges to the
organization and practice of public health. This chapter provides an overview of the salient …

Background Planning for the next pandemic influenza outbreak is underway in hospitals
across the world. The global SARS experience has taught us that ethical frameworks to …

Because of the importance of including ethical considerations in planning efforts for
pandemic influenza, in February 2005 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Executive Summary The Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project is part of the state of
Minnesota's efforts to plan for the possibility of an influenza pandemic. Predicting the timing …

Background The world is threatened by future pandemics. Vaccines can play a key role in
preventing harm, but there will inevitably be shortages because there is no possibility of …

The possibility of an influenza pandemic occurring within the next two decades is very real;
the role of local governments in comprehensive preparation for this global threat is crucial …