In:
Etikk i praksis - Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Library, ( 2021-12-02)
Abstract:
In Norway, priority for health interventions is assigned on the basis of three official criteria: health benefit, resources, and severity. Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have mainly happened through intersectoral public health efforts such as lockdowns, quarantines, information campaigns, social distancing and, more recently, vaccine distribution. The aim of this article is to evaluate potential priority setting criteria for public health interventions. We argue in favour of the following three criteria for public health priority setting: benefit, resources and improving the well-being of the worse off. We argue that benefits and priority to the worse off may reasonably be understood in terms of individual well-being, rather than only health, for public health priority setting. We argue that lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic support our conclusions.
Keywords: COVID-19, Prioritarianism, Priority Setting, Public Health, Severity
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1890-4009
,
1890-3991
DOI:
10.5324/eip.v15i2.4097
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Library
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2576885-2
SSG:
5,1
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