COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death: disentangling facts and values
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In the ongoing pandemic, death statistics influence people's feelings and government policy. But when does COVID-19 qualify as the cause of death? As philosophers of medicine interested in conceptual clarification, we address the question by analyzing the World Health Organization's rules for the certification of death. We show that for COVID-19, WHO rules take into account both facts (causal chains) and values (the importance of prevention).
- Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Italy
- University of Genoa Italy
- University of Milano-Bicocca Italy
- Goa University India
History, COVID-19, World Health Organization, Causality; COVID-19; Underlying cause of death; Humans; Pandemics; Cause of Death; Philosophy; World Health Organization, Notes & Comments, Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Cause of Death, Humans, COVID-19, causality, underlying cause of death, Pandemics, Causality; COVID-19; Underlying cause of death;
History, COVID-19, World Health Organization, Causality; COVID-19; Underlying cause of death; Humans; Pandemics; Cause of Death; Philosophy; World Health Organization, Notes & Comments, Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Cause of Death, Humans, COVID-19, causality, underlying cause of death, Pandemics, Causality; COVID-19; Underlying cause of death;
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