The pseudonym "Philo Vaihinger" has been abandoned. All posts have been and are written by me, Joseph Auclair.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Who will decide?

Why, experts in an imaginary discipline, of course.

Ebola: Experimental drugs and vaccines

The use of experimental treatments and vaccines has also raised ethical dilemmas. The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening a panel of medical ethicists to explore the use of experimental treatments.

It says the recent treatment of two health workers with experimental medicine has raised questions about whether medicine that has never been tested and shown to be safe in people should be used in the outbreak and if it is used, who should receive it.

"We are in an unusual situation in this outbreak. We have a disease with a high fatality rate without any proven treatment or vaccine," says Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Director-General at the WHO.

Like asking experts on Santa's toy factory.

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