Chapter 13 Self-Quiz

. To fully understand the moral questions involved with the COVID-19 pandemic, we must understand the nature of the

. COVID-19 is transmitted very easily from one person to another, mainly through

. Many _______ questions about COVID-19 appear when health care workers try to decide how to allocate scarce medical resources.

. The moral principle of _______ relates to people getting what is fair or what is their due.

. Many refuse to wear masks, social distance, or get the vaccine on the grounds that taking those precautions would

. Limited time and _______ in a COVID-19 pandemic make it justifiable to give priority to maximizing the number of patients that survive treatment with a reasonable life expectancy and to regard maximizing improvements in length of life as a subordinate aim.

. Invoking the value of saving the maximum number of lives justifies giving _______ priority for vaccines immediately after health care workers and first responders.

. Many guidelines agree that the decision to withdraw a scarce resource, such as ventilators or ICU support, from one patient to save others is

. Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 yourself may also protect people around you.

. Maximizing benefits to patients can mean either saving the most lives or saving the most life-years.

. Segregation and other social and economic inequities have led to higher rates of African Americans contracting the coronavirus.

. Philosophers agree that moral principles are absolute.

. Many Americans consider mask mandates a violation of individual liberty.

. According to Sandel, American individualism is a strength in dealing with a pandemic.

. The value of treating people equally in a pandemic could be attempted by random selection, such as a lottery.

. In the context of a pandemic, the value of maximizing benefits is least important.

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