Under the theme “COVID-19 and Vaccination Ethics: Science, Morality and Policies”, College of Islamic Studies’ (CIS) Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is organizing an event focused on ethical concerns relating to vaccine development and delivery with the support of Qatar Foundation’s global health initiative, the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH).

Experts will discuss vaccines in terms of their research, manufacturing, testing and clinical trials, regulation, and distribution during the event which is scheduled to take place from 6 pm to 8 pm, August 11, 2021.

Dr. Khalid Hamid Elawad, Manager of Communicable Disease Control and Infection Prevention at Qatar's Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC); Dr. Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad, Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar; Maha El Akoum, Head of Content and Research Fellow at WISH; and Mutaz al-Khatib, Associate Professor of Medication Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar are among the confirmed panelists.

CILE and WISH co-hosted a public webinar in March 2020, at the commencement of the current pandemic, titled Coronavirus: The Interplay of Islamic and Medical Ethics, which addressed the wide ethical problems raised by COVID-19.

This unique online event will examine the ethical position of vaccines in ending both the current global health emergency and potential future ones, almost 18 months later, and with effective vaccines being made available at varied rates around the world, with varying levels of hesitancy.

Voluntary versus mandated immunization, patents and intellectual property rights, informed consent, balancing individual versus public interests, and healthcare system confidence will all be explored. The Islamic tradition's religio-ethical discourse will also be taken into account.

All are welcome to watch the discussion and to put questions to the panelists. To register for free for the event, visit: cilecenter.org

For more information on CIS, please visit their website.

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