Governance, Rights and Pandemics: Science, Public Health or Individual Rights?

摘要: This chapter explores the governance challenges posed in managing pandemic flu outbreaks. It accepts that is an inexact science, especially when contingency to be managed as unpredictable timing and scale, recognises management of such issues potentially politically fraught. Because scientific rationality population-based epidemiological models public health touch on raw emotions concerns about individual rights, fear unknown, difficult ethical choices priorities, framing a balanced response poses challenges. discusses some those challenges, focusing experience Australia.