On the Ethical Issues of Public Health in Responding to Pandemic Influenza / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

A pandemic influenza is an epidemic that outbreaks worldwide.Not only medical issues but also ethical issues of public health should be solved in the process of responding to pandemic influenza.It is vital to study ethical issues of public health posed in responding to pandemic influenza and discuss how to solve them ethically,which can provide a basis for formulating relevant policies and laws,and also can provide ethical evidences for evaluating whether the responding act is effective and can be justified ethically.