In this activity, you will discuss the balance of ethical concerns and rapid vaccine development.
Instructions

1. Select one of the following threads regarding the balance of ethical concerns and rapid vaccine development:
1. In a pandemic, rapid vaccine development is essential and outweighs any potential ethical concerns that may arise.
2. There are equal levels of risks and benefits to vaccines that are rapidly developed during a pandemic.
3. Vaccines can be developed rapidly but should not be approved for public use until extensive testing has been performed on all age groups and categories of individuals to eliminate potential safety concerns.
4. The ethical concerns and safety and efficacy issues associated with rapidly developed vaccines outweigh potential benefits in a pandemic.
5. Vaccines should not go into development until some time after the pandemic has begun in order to be effective against mutated strains of the virus.
2. Prepare an argument in support of or against the statement presented in your selected threads, using scientific evidence to support your stance.
3. You must cite and reference at least two credible sources. All references should follow the 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
4. The paper should be written in Times New Roman, point 12, and double spaced. Submit the paper along with a cover page and reference.
5. To submit your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box.

6. OPTIONAL: Interact (10 minutes)

   If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

In this activity, you will identify and discuss public health strategies and vaccination.
Instructions

1. Reflect on the topic using initial readings in the course, previous knowledge, or other sources that have expanded your knowledge.
2. Prepare a 500 -650 word paper to summarize your reflections. You should:
1. Identify public health strategies that can potentially be implemented to increase the uptake of vaccines for a particular pandemic/epidemic in a specific country/region.
2. Discuss these strategies in terms of potential ethical concerns, effectiveness, and public reaction.
3. You must cite and reference at least two credible sources. All references should follow the 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
4. The paper should be written in Times New Roman, point 12, and double spaced. Submit the paper along with a cover page and reference.
5. To submit your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box.

6. OPTIONAL: Interact (10 minutes)

   If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”