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Value judgments in a COVID-19 vaccination model: A case study in the need for public involvement in health-oriented
Stephanie Harvard1, Eric Winsberg2, John Symons3
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405, Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z3.
Abstract:
Scientific modelling is a value-laden process: the decisions involved can seldom be made using 'scientific' criteria alone, but rather draw on social and ethical values. In this paper, we draw on a body of philosophical literature to analyze a COVID-19 vaccination model, presenting a case study of social and ethical value judgments in health-oriented modelling. This case study urges us to make value judgments in health-oriented models explicit and interpretable by non-experts and to invite public involvement in making them.
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