Blog Posts

Practical Ethics in the News Blogs

Published December 16, 2021 | By Julian Savulescu and Alberto Giubilini
Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop. We’ve turned into an angry mob and it’s getting ugly
[crosspost with The Conversation]

Published November 23, 2021 | By Alberto Giubilini and Julian Savulescu
Mandatory Vaccination Should Be Selective, Not General

Published November 16, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson, and Julian Savulescu
Selective lockdowns can be ethically justifiable – here’s why (republished from The Conversation, read the original article).

Published November 12, 2021 | By Alberto Giubilini
Why COVID passes are not discriminatory (in the way you think they are) (republished from The Conversation, read the original article).

Published November 10, 2021 | By Dominic Wilkinson, Jonathan Pugh, Julian Savulescu
NHS and Care Home Mandates Should Take Account of Natural Immunity to COVID

Published August 4, 2021 | By Alberto Giubilini and Erica Charters
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic

Published July 23, 2021 | By Dominic Wilkinson and Trish Greenhalgh
COVID: Media Must Rise Above Pitting Scientists Against Each other – Dealing With the Pandemic Requires Nuance [crosspost with The Conversation]

COVID: Why We Should Stop Testing in Schools [crosspost with The Conversation]
Published July 7, 2021 | By Dominic Wilkinson, Jonathan Pugh and Julian Savulescu 

​​​​Pfizer Jab Approved for Children, but First Other People need to be Vaccinated [crosspost with The Conversation] ​​​​​
Published June 4, 2021 | By Dominic Wilkinson, Jonathan Pugh and Julian Savulescu

Suspending The Astra-Zeneca Vaccine and The Ethics of Precaution
Published March 16, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson, and Julian Savulescu

Is it Irrational Not to Have a Plan? Should There Have Been National Guidance on Rationing in the NHS? [cross-posted in the Journal of Medical Ethics Blog]
Published March 2, 2021 | By Dominic Wilkinson and Jonathan Pugh

Self-experimentation with vaccines
Published February 24, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson and Julian Savulescu [cross-posted in the Journal of Medical Ethics Blog]

An Ethical Review of Hotel Quarantine Policies For International Arrivals
Published February 23, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson, Julian Savulescu

Cross-Post: Is It Ethical To Quarantine People In Hotel Rooms?
Published February 11, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh and Dominic Wilkinson [originally published in The Conversation on 11 February 2021]

Cross-Post: Not Recommending AstraZeneca Vaccine For The Elderly Risks The Lives Of The Most Vulnerable
Published February 8, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh and Julian Savulescu [cross-posted in The Conversation on 5 February 2021]

Ethical Considerations For The Second Phase Of Vaccine Prioritisation
Published January 22, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh and Julian Savulescu

Even Though Mass Testing For COVID Isn’t Always Accurate, It Could Still Be Useful – Here’s Why
Published January 4, 2021 | By Jonathan Pugh [originally published in The Conversation on 22 December 2020]