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Ethics Talk: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the Health Care Workforce

In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Arthur Caplan about hesitancy among US health care workers to take COVID-19 vaccines.

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Arthur Caplan, PhD is head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

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Jan 2021

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr Caplan is an unpaid advisor for Moderna, developer of a COVID-19 vaccine that has received emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration. He is also a paid advisor for Accenture.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

Jan 2020

Making Emergency Use of Experimental Vaccines Safer

Archana Asundi, MD and Nahid Bhadelia, MD

Jan 2012

New Media, Old Messages: Themes in the History of Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal

Jason L. Schwartz, MBE, AM

Sep 2010

Mandated Influenza Vaccines and Health Care Workers’ Autonomy

Andrew C. Miller, MD and David W. Ross, MD, JD

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Ethics Talk: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Solutions to Avoid Relying on Them

In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Prof Debbie Kaminer about vaccine mandates and other policy solutions to promote herd immunity against COVID-19.

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Debbie Kaminer, JD is a professor in the Department of Law at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

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Sep 2020

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewee had no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

Sep 2010

Mandated Influenza Vaccines and Health Care Workers’ Autonomy

Andrew C. Miller, MD and David W. Ross, MD, JD

Mar 2013

Religious Employers and Exceptions to Mandated Coverage of Contraceptives

Lauren Sydney Flicker, JD, MBE

Sep 2018

Should Genetic Testing for Variants Associated with Influenza Infection Be Mandatory for Health Care Employees?

Michelle Huckaby Lewis, MD, JD

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Ethics Talk: Vaccine Ethics and the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, talks with Arthur Caplan, PhD, about the development, production, and use of potential vaccines against the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2.

Click here to read the transcript.

Arthur Caplan, PhD is the head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University Grossman School of Medicine.

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May 2020

Infectious Disease Patient Care

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewee had no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

Jan 2012

Should Participation in Vaccine Clinical Trials be Mandated?

Susanne Sheehy, BM BCh, MRCP, DTM&H and Joel Meyer, BM BCh, MRCP

Apr 2006

Of Men and Microbes: Physicians and the Ethics of Epidemics

Amanda J. Redig

Jul 2009

Clinical Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Mark Boyd, MD, FRACP

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Original Research

Mar 2021

African American Nurses’ Perspectives on Genomic Medicine Research

Rachele M. Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA, Lauren M. Edgar, MSN Ed, RN, Tracey Johnson-Glover, MSN, RN, and Christine Y. Lu, PhD, MSc

Recent popular interest in Henrietta Lacks has prompted interest in better engaging AA nurses and communities.

AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(3):E240-251. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.240.

Policy Forum

Mar 2016

Federal Privacy Protections: Ethical Foundations, Sources of Confusion in Clinical Medicine, and Controversies in Biomedical Research

Mary Anderlik Majumder, JD, PhD and Christi J. Guerrini, JD

Amendments to the Common Rule and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) raise questions about broad consent and sale of health data.

AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(3):288-298. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.3.pfor5-1603.

Case and Commentary

Sep 2021

What Should Physician-Researchers Tell Patient-Subjects About Their Relationships With Industry?

Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH

Financial relationships are common, and ethical questions rightly emerge about how conflicts of interest compromise investigators’ approaches to research.

AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(9):E685-691. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.685.

AMA Code Says

Sep 2021

AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Implantable Devices

Robert Dinallo

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics offers guidance for balancing need for safety with demand for innovation.

AMA J Ethics. 2021; 23(9):E702-704. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.702.

State of the Art and Science

Nov 2017

Social Media Channels in Health Care Research and Rising Ethical Issues

Samy A. Azer, MD, PhD, MEd, MPH

Using social media tools in health-related research involves challenges to confidentiality, privacy, and consent.

AMA J Ethics. 2017; 19(11):1061-1069. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.11.peer1-1711.

Medicine and Society

Oct 2020

Holding Space for All of Us

Julie E. Lucero, PhD, MPH and Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH

Concepts of “governance,” “trust,” and “culture” can help strengthen research partnerships, honor tribal sovereign authority, counter histories of opportunism, and recognize alternative ways of knowing.

AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(10):E882-887. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.882.

Viewpoint

Feb 2016

Can Social Media Help Increase the Organ Supply While Avoiding Exploitation and Trafficking?

Gowri Kabbur

Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality.

AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(2):115-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.conl1-1602.