Ethical Challenges in COVID-19 Biospecimen Research: Perspectives From Institutional Review Board Members and Bioethicists.
Mayo Clin Proc
; 96(1): 165-173, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1065439
ABSTRACT
Biospecimen research is a prominent investigative strategy that aims to provide novel insights into coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), inform clinical trials, and develop effective, life-saving treatments. However, COVID-19 biospecimen research raises accompanying ethical concerns and practical challenges for investigators and participants. In this special article, we discuss the ethical issues that are associated with autonomy, beneficence, and justice in COVID-19 biospecimen research and describe strategies to manage the practical challenges, with an emphasis on protecting the rights and welfare of human research participants during a pandemic response. Appropriate institutional review board oversight and bioethics guidance for COVID-19 biospecimen research must maintain their focus on protecting the rights and welfare of research participants, despite the urgent need for more knowledge about the virus and the threat it poses to communities and nations.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ethicists
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Ethics Committees, Research
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Biomedical Research
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Ethics, Research
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Mayo Clin Proc
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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