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Giovanni Perea Tinajero1, Agata Bąk2
1Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Puebla, México. giovanni.pereati@alumno.buap.mx.
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
|November 11, 2021
Summary
Mexico
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Political Science
- Ethics
Background:
- Mexico implemented partial confinement policies instead of a total lockdown during the pandemic.
- This approach faced criticism regarding its moral appropriateness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze Mexico's pandemic response policies.
- To demonstrate how cultural, political, and economic factors influence governmental strategies.
- To ethically evaluate the underlying principles of Mexico's approach.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Mexico's implemented partial confinement policies.
- Examination of the cultural, political, and economic conditions shaping the response.
- Ethical assessment of the principles guiding the policy decisions.
Main Results:
- Governmental response to the pandemic is significantly shaped by cultural, political, and economic contexts.
- Mexico's partial confinement strategy, while potentially debatable on efficiency, is based on ethically acceptable principles.
Conclusions:
- The ethical acceptability of pandemic policies should consider underlying principles alongside efficiency.
- Mexico's approach highlights the complex interplay of societal factors in public health crisis management.
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