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Precautionary Principle and Public Health

Precautionary Principle and Public Health. Richard Schabas MOH Hastings and Prince Edward Counties December 6, 2007. “the precautionary principle, which states that action to reduce risk need not await scientific certainty , be expressly adopted as a guiding principle…”

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Precautionary Principle and Public Health

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  1. Precautionary Principle and Public Health Richard Schabas MOH Hastings and Prince Edward Counties December 6, 2007

  2. “the precautionary principle, which states that action to reduce risk need not await scientific certainty, be expressly adopted as a guiding principle…” Campbell

  3. “the precautionary principle, which states that action to reduce risk need not await science, be expressly adopted as a guiding principle…” Campbell (revised by Schabas)

  4. Precautionary Principle Paradox

  5. Examples • NABH surrogate testing (1986) • Thimerosol in vaccines (2007) • N95 masks for pandemic influenza (20??) • Pandemic prevention (1976)

  6. Precautionary Principle • Antiscientific • Unethical • Not useful

  7. Blood Screening – Key Issues

  8. Blood Screening – Key Issues

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