‘Vaccine passport I: An ethical conundrum’
Basic ethical considerations feature prominently in practically all deliberations and decisions regarding the use of vaccine passports, on the scientific, administrative, and political level. On the pragmatic level, vaccine passports offer an opportunity to open up sections of the economy that are in tatters, opening borders, reuniting families, and removing the pressure on the livelihoods of countless people. But their use can also appear incompatible with fundamental principles of equality and freedom. Is that indeed the case, or is this impression of incompatibility merely and effect of misguided interpretation of what those principles amount to? Or if indeed the use of vaccine passports is at odds with these fundamental principal properly understood, how much should they weigh against equally fundamental principles of security, safety, and happiness?
Date: 28 April 2021, 15:00 (Wednesday, 1st week, Trinity 2021)
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speakers: Katrien Devolder (Reuben College), Marie Gaille (CNRS)
Organising department: Maison Française d'Oxford
Part of: 'Science and the Public Sphere' Seminar
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtd-ysrD8oHd1FySSLJSNkQgvCZWS7mXTB
Audience: Public
Editor: Anne-Sophie Gabillas