Rowe, Thomas and Voorhoeve, Alex (2019) Egalitarianism under severe uncertainty. Philosophy and Public Affairs, 46 (3). pp. 239-268. ISSN 0048-3915
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Abstract
In the spring of 2009, a novel strain of the H1N1 influenza virus, containing a never before witnessed combination of gene segments from human influenza, two forms of swine influenza, and avian influenza, 1 was declared a global pandemic. The UK Government had to decide whether to undertake, at a cost of £1.2 billion (USD 1.9 billion at the time, equivalent to 1 percent of that year’s health budget), an extensive set of preparatory measures, including the purchase of both antiviral medication and a novel vaccine in quantities sufficient to cover the entire UK population, or whether instead to take substantially less costly measures, which would involve having only a limited supply of these medicines and vaccines at hand.2 The possible.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10884963 |
Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors |
Divisions: | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2018 14:13 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2024 14:09 |
Projects: | AH/J006033/1 |
Funders: | Arts and Humanities Research Council, National Institutes of Health |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/90153 |
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