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Medicina y ética
versión On-line ISSN 2594-2166versión impresa ISSN 0188-5022
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ALVAREZ DIAZ, Jorge Alberto. Ethical aspects of telemedicine in the face of Covid-19 pandemic. Med. ética [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.1, pp.249-291. Epub 14-Ago-2023. ISSN 2594-2166. https://doi.org/10.36105/mye.2021v32n1.07.
The article raises peculiar clinical-epidemiological conditions when humanity faces an emerging zoonosis. The example that has rudely struck humanity is the Covid-19 pandemic, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Although the history of humanity accounts for multiple pandemics caused by various infectious agents, it is true that uncertainty prevails when faced with a global problem of this nature. Before it, there is a moral obligation to provide the best possible health services; at the same time, research should be carried out to find specific pharmaceutical measures that contain and mitigate the damage to the population (specific drugs and/or vaccines). Meanwhile, knowing that in the case of the current Covid-19 pandemic the main and most efficient route of transmission is the spread by droplets of saliva, physical distancing is crucial. A medical consultation involves speaking during the questioning and physical proximity during the examination. There is data that indicates that telemedicine has a high degree of recommendation for the protection of the health of both professionals and patients. It is recalled that a statement from the World Medical Association has addressed the issue of telemedicine; with its presentation, scope, limitations and future projections are indicated.
Palabras llave : SARS-CoV-2; telehealth; World Medical Association.