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Should infectious disease modelling research be subject to ethics review?

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  • Author(s): Green B;Green B
  • Source:
    Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM [Philos Ethics Humanit Med] 2023 Aug 04; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 04.
  • Publication Type:
    Letter
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101258058 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1747-5341 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17475341 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Philos Ethics Humanit Med Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: [London] : BioMed Central, 2006-
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/epidemiology ; Communicable Diseases*; Humans ; Pandemics ; Communicable Disease Control ; Ethical Review
    • Abstract:
      Should research projects involving epidemiological modelling be subject to ethical scrutiny and peer review prior to publication? Mathematical modelling had considerable impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to social distancing and lockdowns. Imperial College conducted research leading to the website publication of a paper, Report 9, on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and COVID-19 mortality demand dated 16th March 2020, arguing for a Government policy of non-pharmaceutical interventions (e.g. lockdowns, social distancing, mask wearing, working from home, furlough, school closures, reduced family interaction etc.) to counter COVID 19. Enquiries and Freedom of Information requests to the institution indicate that there was no formal ethical committee review of this specific research, nor was there any peer review prior to their online publication of Report 9. This paper considers the duties placed upon researchers, institutions and research funders under the UK 'Concordat to Support Research Integrity' (CSRI), across various bioethical domains, and whether ethical committee scrutiny should be required for this research.
      (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Bioethics; Epidemiology; Modelling; Peer review; Principlism; Research ethics; Research integrity
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20230803 Date Completed: 20230807 Latest Revision: 20230809
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC10401793
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s13010-023-00138-4
    • Accession Number:
      37537645