COVID-19 Vaccine Ethics Research (COVER)
Ruth R. Faden, PhD, MPH
Berman Institute Founder; Core Faculty; Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics
Ruth A. Karron, MD
Professor, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Director of the Center for Immunization Research; Founding Director of the Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative
Carleigh Krubiner, PhD
Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development; Associate Faculty, Berman Institute
Chizoba Barbara Wonodi, MBBS
Assistant Scientist, International Health, International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC)
Our experts weigh into the conversation:
- National Geographic
Who will get the vaccine first? Here’s where you might land in line
“Wealthy countries are focusing primarily on securing vaccines for their own populations,” Ruth Faden says. “But it’s very short-sighted to think we can get this thing behind us if we just take care of our own.”
- The Atlantic
The Vaccine News That Really Matters - STAT
The ethics of pausing a vaccine trial in the midst of a pandemic: a conversation with Ruth Faden - VOX
Who Should get the COVID-19 Vaccine First? The Equality vs. Equity Debate, Explained - Nature
Who gets a COVID vaccine first? Access plans are taking shape - American Medical Association
Why distributing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine will be global challenge - PBS News Hour
FDA advisory committee assesses COVID-19 vaccine development
PREVENT (Pregnancy Research Ethics for Vaccines, Epidemics, and New Technologies)
Equitably including the interests of pregnant women and their offspring in vaccine research and development
- NewSecurityBeat
Building Bridges: What It Will Take to Develop a Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine
“‘We have all of the building blocks to support and sustain rigorous, careful, and ethical evaluation, regulation, and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, as long as we don’t allow political considerations to derail the process,’ said Dr. Ruth A. Karron.”
- Johns Hopkins University Hub
Distributing a COVID-19 vaccine raises complex ethical issues
“Bioethicist Ruth Faden says a vaccine is no ‘silver bullet’ for ending the pandemic—once a vaccine is developed, complex questions of distribution and access arise.”
This Project is funded by the Wellcome Trust.