Ethical Governance of Personal Privacy Protection in the Prevention and Control of Major Infectious Diseases

ABSTRACT

The outbreak of major infectious diseases such as COVID-19 are unpredictable. In order to prevent the rapid spread of the epidemic, it is necessary to quickly start the first-class response to public health emergencies, take prevention and control measures such as isolating confirmed patients, suspected cases and close contacts, tracking their activity tracks, and publishing their infection related information, which may cause the leakage of personal privacy and information. Take preventive and control measures, which needs to protect the public interests while taking into account individual rights and interests, including privacy protection, and obtaining public understanding and support. The ethical governance of personal privacy protection in the prevention and control of major infectious diseases needs to regulate the use of personal information according to laws and regulations, achieve effective ethical governance in multiple dimensions, establish and improve the supervision and management mechanism of personal privacy protection, enhance the privacy protection awareness of relevant departments and staff, increase the punishment for illegal acts, strengthen science popularization, promote public understanding, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of prevention and control. © 2022, Chinese Medical Ethics. All rights reserved.