Policy Brief mit dem Titel "Ethical aspects of pandemic public policy-making under uncertainty" veröffentlicht

Die AG Ethik hat einen Policy Brief mit dem Titel "Ethical  aspects  of pandemic public policy-making under uncertainty" veröffentlicht.

Key messages:

Pandemic public policy-making requires far-reaching decisions in thecontext of severeand dynamiclack of information. This policy brief breaks down the ethical challenge of pandemic public policy-makingunder conditions of uncertaintyinto understandable parts, and elaborateshow these may be approached in practice.

• A pandemic usually implies uncertainty about the spread of the infection, about its impacts for people and society, and theeffects of policy measures undertaken in response to the pandemic.
• A precautionary approach is required,but precautionary reasoningmust considerpracticality, non-arbitrariness, proportionality and justification.
• Pandemic public policy making under uncertainty should:
  • avoid paralysis by limiting the space for precautionary reasoning;
  • balance both uncertain harms and uncertain benefits;
  • avoid false certainty bias;
  • decrease uncertainty, while minding the price of precaution;
  • take into consideration legitimacy but also public opinion and feelings;
  • set, disclose and communicate underlying ethical values and principles; monitor and re-evaluate decisions and consequences.

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