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  • 10 - Science in the Times of SARS-CoV-2

  • from Part II - The Right to Science, Now
  • Edited by Helle Porsdam, University of Copenhagen, Sebastian Porsdam Mann, University of Copenhagen
  • Book:
    The Right to Science
    Published online:
    25 November 2021
    Print publication:
    02 December 2021, pp 166-192
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    Chapter Ten explores the applicability of the right to science to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The disproportionate impact of the virus on minorities and the socioeconomically disadvantaged highlights the importance of the fundamental human rights principles of equality, non-discrimination and international cooperation. The rise of government surveillance powers occasioned in some countries due to the need for contact tracing and public health measures give rise to dual use concerns. The woefully inadequate preventive measures taken before the pandemic illustrate the need for States Parties to progressive realize their obligations under the right to science before disaster strikes. Yet the current, global response to the pandemic also represents an unprecedented degree of international collaboration, and the evidence-based responses of some individual nations have saved countless lives.