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How do we choose who gets the flu vaccine in a pandemic – paramedics, prisoners or the public?

  • Written by Connal Lee, Associate Lecturer, Philosophy, Flinders University
imageWhen resources are scarce, deciding who should be front of the queue for the flu vaccine is an ethical minefield.from www.shutterstock.com

Ideally, everyone who needs to be immunised against influenza has access to the flu vaccine. But in a pandemic, initially there will be more people needing protection than there are doses.

So how do authorities...

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