Dialogue Between an Infectious Disease Specialist and a Biochemist

Authors

  • Jacques Quintin Département de psychiatrie, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1070229ar

Keywords:

ethics, scientific research, conscience, duty, integrity, Covid-19, pandemic

Language(s):

French

Abstract

The events surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic raise many ethical questions that affect medicine as well as public health, the economy, the vulnerability of individuals, and all spheres of life such as death and questions about the meaning of existence. There is a strong motivation among researchers to make a vaccine that would protect people from such a disaster. But sometimes the object of desire is so pervasive that it overwhelms moral consciousness. The following dialogue offers an illustration of what can happen in the mind of two researchers confronted with the idea of doing good in an absolute way.

Open issue, (c) Emanuelle Dufour

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Published

2020-07-20

How to Cite

[1]
Quintin J. Dialogue Between an Infectious Disease Specialist and a Biochemist. Can. J. Bioeth 2020;3:99-102. https://doi.org/10.7202/1070229ar.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020): Open Issue

Section

Art, Culture & Creative Work

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Copyright (c) 2020 Jacques Quintin

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