This guide provides discussion questions and topics based on the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues’ report, Ethics and Ebola: Public Health Planning and Response (Ethics and Ebola), to help instructors integrate ethics discussions into a high school or college science course.
The discussion guide presents two topics that explore ethical challenges for public health emergencies: 1) quarantine and isolation, and 2) clinical trials for vaccines and treatments. Relevant questions for classroom discussion are also provided.
Download the discussion guide here.