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The ethical questions raised by COVID-19 vaccines: 5 essential reads by Matt Williams Religion News Service
Anti-Vaccine Catholics Break Moral Theology Principles by Matthew Schneider Patheos
Helping patients with ethical concerns about COVID-19 vaccines in light of fetal cell lines used in some COVID-19 vaccines by Richard K.Zimmerman ScienceDirect
‘I’m still feeling that we’re failing’: Exasperated WHO leader speaks out about vaccine inequity by Jon Cohen Science
G7 leaders’ vaccine pledge is a moral failure by CathNews New Zealand
Anti-Vaccine Catholics Break Moral Theology Principles by Matthew Schneider Patheos
COVID vaccines for poor nations is a human right and moral duty by Tony Magliano Clarion Herald
Coronavirus Vaccine Ethics by Heather Zeiger The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps by Neha Mehrotra and Sheikh Saalto The Associated Press
Cameroon bishop condemns corruption in distribution of COVID aid by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Whether there is a moral obligation to be vaccinated by Dr. Douglas Farrow The Catholic World Report
Europe’s Vaccine Ethics Call: Do No Harm and Let More Die? by Max Fisher The New York Times
Papal nuncio in Peru under fire for gettingvaccine with VIPs by Thérèse Thibon La Croix International
Catholic doctor calls for independent inquiry into DNR notices for COVID-19 patients with learning disabilities by Catholic News Agency
Spanish bishops accused of ‘jumping the line’ to get COVID vaccine by Inés San Martí Crux
Jumping to the front of the vaccine line? US vaccine rollout already evidences inequality by race, disability by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter
Vatican urges equal access to vaccines amid production delay by Elise Ann Allen Crux
My Interview in Crux on Vaccine Ethics by Father Matthew P. Schneider, LC Crux
3 Bioethical Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines by Rebecca Randall Christianity Today
Philippine bishops warn against ethically suspect Covid vaccines. Prelates claim to have received reports some were manufactured using cells from aborted embryos by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Pope Francis suggests people have moral obligation to take coronavirus vaccine by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Register
The ethical challenges of emergency care during LA's COVID surge by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Ethical Vaccines Are A Real Need by William Hemsworth Patheos
Health Officials Face Death Threatss from Coronavirus Deniers by Aaron Calvin The Intercept
Archbishop Naumann on the Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccines by The Editors National Catholic Register
As COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin, Ethical Issues Remain in Play by Judy Roberts National Catholic Register
Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus. As the coronavirus spread in China, the government stage-managed what appeared on the domestic internet to make the virus look less severe and the authorities more capable, according to thousands of leaked directives and other files. by Raymond Zhong, Paul Mozur and Aaron Krolik, The New York Times, and Jeff Kao, ProPublica
Coronavirus Vaccine Ethics by Heather Zeiger The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises by Maria Cheng and Aniruddha Ghosal Associated Press
COVID-19 vaccine trial ethics once we have efficacious vaccines by David Wendler, Jorge Ochoa, Joseph Millum, and others Science 11 Dec 2020:Vol. 370, Issue 6522, pp. 1277-1279
Nine out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on inoculation as west buys up Covid vaccines.Billions unlikely to get jabs as rich countries secure 53% of most promising vaccines by Sarah Boseley The Guardian
Holy See: 'Covid-19 vaccines must be accessible to all.'. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič highlights the need for intensified international cooperation and multilateral efforts to fully respect fundamental human rights and guarantee accessibility to the Covid-19 vaccine for all. by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
Who Gets the COVID-19 Vaccine First? Here’s What a CDC Advisory Panel Says. Doses could be available as early as December. by Sarah Jacoby Self
Measuring Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine: Now’s the Time to Press Hard for Ethical Options by Stacy Trasancos National Catholic Register
The ethics of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine by CNA Staff Catholic News Agency
Vaccines from Aborted Fetuses by Dather Kennth Doyle The Pilot
Is mandating a COVID-19 vaccine ethical? by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Pilot
How to Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine Ethically. The unequal wealth of nations should not determine allocation by Nicole Hassoun Scientific America
Providence Holy Cross Outlines Steps for Ethical Distribution of a COVID Medication by D.W. Donovan D Bioethics and Rex Hoffman MD MA Catholic Health Association of the United States
Will Ethical COVID Vaccines Arrive at Warp Speed? by Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register
The controversial company using DNA to sketch the faces of criminals by Carrie Arnold Nature
Jared Kushner Not Sure Why You Chickenshits Are So “Hysterical” About a Virus That’s Killed 195,000 Americans by Vanity Fair
"A Silent Pandemic": Nurse at Ice Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Gangers. Irwin Detention Center, run by LaSalle Corrections, has refused to test detainees and underreported Covid-19 cases, the nurse says. by José Olivares, John Washington The Intercept
Vaccines, COVID19, And The Christian Obligation To Protect Society by Hebry Karlson Patheos
Coronavirus, vaccines, and Catholic ethics by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Twitter Blocks Trump Campaign for 'COVID-19 Misinformation' by Newsmax
Who goes first? The ethics of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine. by Kevin W. Wildes and Warren von Eschenbach America
COVID-19 makes clear that bioethics must confront health disparities by Martin LaMonica The Conversation
Texas hospital ends man’s COVID-19 treatment due to his disability by Kathryn PostReligion News Service
US sends Brazil 2 million doses of drug to treat coronavirus despite link to deaths by Jon Sharman Independent
Bill Gates Funds Pharmaceutical Companies Using Aborted Baby Parts to Make Coronavirus Vaccines by Mat Staver LifeSiteNews
Abortion opponents protest COVID-19 vaccines’ use of fetal cells by Meredith Wadman Science
COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions Shouldn’t Mean Dying Alone by Barbara Pesut Epoch Times
“Tragedies that no ethics can prevent” by CWR Staff Catholic World Report
When a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available, who should get it first? by Sanderp Jauhar STAT
Bill Gates Offered $10 Million Bribe For Forced Vaccination In Nigeria byGreatGameIndia
Bioethicist calls out unproven and unlicensed 'stem cell treatments' for COVID-19 by CellPress American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Bishops: Elderly and Disabled Have Same Right to Treatment as Others Amid Coronavirus byCatholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 by N. van Doremalen and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
Droplets and Aerosols in the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by Matthew Meselson, Ph.D. The New England Journal of Medicine
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Patient with Covid-19 by Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar, M.D..Noël Lorenzo-Villalba, M.D., Patrick Hassler, M.D., and Emmanuel Andrès, M.D., Ph.D. The New England Journal of Medicine
From a Sprint to a Marathon in Hong Kong by G.M. Leung, B.J. Cowling, and J.T. Wu The New England Journal of Medicine
Staying Ahead of the Wave by A.J. Singer, E.J. Morley, and M.C. Henry The New England Journal of Medicine
Death from Covid-19 of Health Workers in China by M. Zhan and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
Not Dying Alone — Modern Compassionate Care in the Covid-19 Pandemic by G.K. Wakam and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
Neurologic Features in SARS-CoV-2 Infection by J. Helms and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
Developing Covid-19 Vaccines at Pandemic Speed by N. Lurie and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19 by Jonathan Grein, M.D.and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
Covid-19 — Early ICU Experience, Seattle by P.K. Bhatraju Epidemiology The New England Journal of Medicine
Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington by Temet M. McMichael, Ph.D and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States by Michelle L. Holshue, M.P.H. and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
A Shift on the Front Line by Silvia Castelletti, M.D. The New England Journal of Medicine
Am I Part of the Cure or Am I Part of the Disease? Keeping Coronavirus Out When a Doctor Comes Home by Christian Rose, M.D. The New England Journal of Medicine
Ten Weeks to Crush the Curve by Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., PhD. The New England Journal of Medicine
Harnessing Our Humanity — How Washington’s Health Care Workers Have Risen to the Pandemic Challenge by Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D. The New England Journal of Medicine
Protective Shield for Intubation by R. Canelli and Others The New England Journal of Medicine
The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic by Robert D. Truog, M.D., Christine Mitchell, R.N., and George Q. Daley, M.D., Ph.D. The New England Journal of Medicine
Allocating Scarce Medical Resources for Covid-19 by E.J. Emanuel and Others The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic The New England Journal of Medicine
Guidelines for Rationing Treatment During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Catholic Approach by Daniel J, Daly PhDCatholic Health Association of he United States
Trump announces 'halt' in US funding to World Health Organization amid coronavirus pandemic by John Fritze and Courtney SubramanianUSATODAY
US Bishops: Coronavirus Response Must Utilize Ethical Principles by Kate Scanlon/ EWTN News/National Catholic Register
Thinking Through the Rationing of Ventilators by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Pilot
After Feds Grab Colorado Order Of 500 Ventilators, Trump Tweets State Will Get 100 From Stockpile by Caitlyn KimCPR News
Foundational principles should guide care decisions for COVID-19 patients, ethicists say by Lisa EisenhauerCatholic Health World
Long-held ethical, moral principles must guide COVID-19 response by Julie AsherThe Pilot
Patient Has Virus and Serious Cancer. Should Doctors Withhold Ventilator? by Joseph Goldstein, Michael Rothfeld and Benjamin WeiserThe New York Times
Criteria for the Allocation of Limited Healthcare Resources: The Timeless Challenge of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis by John F. Kilner The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Age Discrimination and Rationing during the Coronavirus Crisis by Alexandra Desanctis National Review
Ventilators limited for the disabled? Rationing plans are slammed amid coronavirus crisis by Minyvonne Burke NBD News
Coronavirus: Explanations and Ethical Issues by CBHD Staff The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Facing Covid-19 in Italy — Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics on the Epidemic’s Front Line by Lisa Rosenbaum, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine
The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic by Robert D. Truog, M.D., Christine Mitchell, R.N., and George Q. Daley, M.D., Ph.D.New England Journal of Medicine
Prevent healthcare rationing on basis of disability, Congressmen tell HHS by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Coronavirus ethics begins with a recognition of our limitations by Kevin W. WildesAmerica
Ethicists: We Don't Need Aborted Fetal Tissue to Fight Coronavirus by Matt Hadro CNA/Crux