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Safeguarding children: pediatric medical countermeasure research

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"Safeguarding children: pediatric medical countermeasure research" by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is a comprehensive and thought-provoking exploration of the ethical considerations surrounding the development and testing of medical countermeasures for children. The book delves into the complexities of balancing the need to protect vulnerable populations with the imperative to advance medical research and innovation.

The authors provide a detailed analysis of the current landscape of pediatric medical countermeasure research, highlighting both the progress that has been made and the gaps that still exist in safeguarding children from potential harm. They offer a range of recommendations for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to better protect children in the development and implementation of medical countermeasures.

Overall, "Safeguarding children" is a valuable resource for anyone involved in pediatric research or bioethics. It raises important questions about the ethical responsibilities of researchers and policymakers, and emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the well-being of children in all stages of medical research. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of ethics and pediatric medicine.

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Safeguarding Children: Pediatric Medical Countermeasure Research is the response from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues to a request from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. In January 2012 Secretary Sebelius asked the Bioethics Commission to study the question of anthrax vaccine trials with children after receiving a recommendation from another federal committee that such research be initiated, pending ethical review. In this report the Bioethics Commission concluded that the federal government would have to take multiple steps before anthrax vaccine trials with children could be ethically considered. In addition to recommending that pre-event trials with children not go forward in the absence of further testing on adults, the Bioethics Commission clarifies other rigorous conditions that must be met before such pediatric research is ethically considered. In this report the Bioethics Commission also more generally considered the ethics of research on pediatric medical countermeasures , the catchall term for the use of federally-regulated drugs and products in response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks.


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