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Senior Scholar John Keown, DPhil, PhD, DCL in The Critic (UK) on the ethics of lockdowns

Senior Scholar John Keown, DPhil, PhD, DCL, has published an op-ed in The Critic (UK) on the ethics of lockdowns. David Paton and John Keown, ‘Were Lockdowns Ethical?&; …

February 7, 2024

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Scholar Publishes New Book on Medicine and Ethics During the Time of Corona

Professor Hans-Martin Sass and his colleague Martin Woesler recently published Medicine and Ethics During the Time of Corona. Their book assembles essays from 40 leaders in…

March 10, 2021

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Recorded Webinar “On Pandemics, Vaccines, Age, and Global Justice: A Conversation with Henry Richardson and Nancy Jecker”

Watch the entire recorded webinar here: The Kennedy Institute of Ethics (KIE) hosted a virtual conversation about COVID-19 vaccine distribution priorities on Friday, October 9th,…

October 13, 2020

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KIE Scholars React to COVID-19

Our scholars are working with other leading experts to help provide ethical guidance in high-level healthcare policies and in day-to-day life during the COVID-19 pandemic. A…

September 14, 2020

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Senior Scholar Co-Authors Article Advancing an Ethical Framework for the Global Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines

KIE Senior Research Scholar Henry S. Richardson partnered with a global group of experts in co-authoring a new paper in Science entitled “An ethical framework for global…

September 13, 2020

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Bioethics Research Library Collects COVID-19 Resources

Over the last six months, the Bioethics Research Library has contributed to the COVID-19 DigitalGeorgetown collection. Jonathan Zarrillo, Archivist and Research Librarian, has…

September 10, 2020

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Senior Scholar Maggie Little moderated a conversation with Ken Mulvany on how AI is helping in the fight against COVID-19

On Wednesday, July 22nd, Senior Research Scholar Maggie Little moderated a conversation with Benevolent AI CEO Ken Mulvany on how AI is helping in the fight…

July 29, 2020