Publications

An overview paper identifying where key ethical issues are arising in efforts to respond to the health impacts of climate change.

Drawing on our in-depth work on public health ethics, we have published ethics tools to help decision-makers develop a proportionate response to public health threats.

This briefing note explores factors influencing the access and uptake of vaccines; approaches taken by public health authorities; and the ethical considerations that arise in this context.

This spotlight briefing summarises the questions that remain for the UK Government about the next phase of the COVID-19 response.

Exploring the key ethical, social and policy issues relating to COVID-19 antibody testing and immunity certification.

This rapid policy briefing highlights the key challenges for policy makers, regulatory bodies, industry, and research institutions to ensure fair and equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine.

This rapid policy briefing outlines ethical principles that must be considered when developing public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report proposes a new definition of solidarity and applies it to policy making in the areas of biobanks, pandemics and lifestyle disease.

This report makes recommendations about what the Government, industry and individuals should do to enable people to lead a healthy life.