Ethical Dilemma of "Virus Sovereignty"
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2023.04.04
- VernacularTitle:“病毒主权”的伦理困境探讨
- Author:
Chenlei LUO
1
;
Zhiping ZHANG
1
;
Qian ZHOU
1
;
Yuxi LIU
1
;
Yi XIE
1
Author Information
1. International Exchange Center for Military Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Virus Sovereignty;
Virus Sharing;
Public Health Ethics;
A Community of Common Health for Mankind
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2023;36(4):377-383
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The concept of "virus sovereignty" proposed by Indonesia in 2007 challenges the international tradition of virus sharing. In the context of the global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, the issue of virus sharing has become an important topic in the reform of the global health governance mechanisms. Virus sharing is an important guarantee of dealing with major global infectious diseases. However, the emergence of the concept of "virus sovereignty" shows that there are defects in the operation of virus sharing mechanism in the international community. The "virus sovereignty" problem is an ethical issue essentially, involving asymmetric interests hindering unity and cooperation, intellectual property rights expansion challenging the principle of solidarity, and excessive self-defense amplifying utility risks. "Community of common health for mankind" provides a constructive and feasible option to solve the dilemma of "virus sovereignty".
