Η βιοτρομοκρατία και η σύγχρονη αναγκαιότητα της βιοάμυνας

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Publicado: Οκτ 7, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/bioeth.28157
Natalia Amasiadi
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Εισαγωγή: Η επιστημονική πρόοδος κατέστησε τον κίνδυνο ενός απρόσμενου βιοτρομοκρατικού επεισοδίου απολύτως υπαρκτό. Συνεπώς, η δημιουργία μιας ισχυρής «ασπίδας» προστασίας, η οποία είναι κοινώς γνωστή ως «βιοασφάλεια» και κατ’ επέκταση, ως «βιοάμυνα» αποτελεί μια σύγχρονη ανάγκη, συνοδευόμενη με ηθικά διλήμματα και πλείστους προβληματισμούς.

Μέθοδοι/Δεδομένα: Το ξέσπασμα της COVID–19 απέδειξε αναπόδραστα την αναγκαιότητα και η σημασία της δημιουργίας μιας ισχυρής βιοάμυνας. Τα συστήματα βιοάμυνας, τα επιτελικά σχέδια εκτάκτου ανάγκης, το risk communication, οι επαρκείς υποδομές, το εξειδικευμένο προσωπικό, τα ενδεδειγμένα μέτρα ατομικής προστασίας, οι διασφαλισμένοι οικονομικοί πόροι, η ρεαλιστική εκτίμηση κινδύνου και κυρίως τα μέσα πρόληψης, δηλαδή η αποφυγή και αποτροπή των καταστάσεων αυτών πριν εξαπλωθούν, αποτελούν πρωταρχικούς στόχους.

Αποτελέσματα: Η λεπτομερής καταγραφή των συναφών δεδομένων, θα μας βοηθήσουν να κατανοήσουμε με ένα καλύτερο τρόπο την αποτελεσματική δόμηση ισχυρών συστημάτων βιοάμυνας, και θα αναδείξουν τα ζητήματα βιοηθικής και θεσμοθέτησης, πιθανώς σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο, με σκοπό τη δημιουργία εφοδίων και αποτελεσματικών μεθόδων αντιμετώπισης της βιοτρομοκρατίας. 

Σύνοψη/Συζήτηση: Πρωταρχικός σκοπός αναδεικνύεται η κατανόηση της σημαντικότητας λήψης προστατευτικών μέτρων ενάντια στη βιοτρομοκρατία και η δημιουργία ισχυρών συστημάτων βιοάμυνας, τα οποία θα χαίρουν ευρείας επιστημονικής αποδοχής και θα στηρίζονται στην επιστημονική έρευνα και εποπτεία του φαινομένου. Τέλος, ως σημαντικό αποτρεπτικό μέσο, κρίνεται η θεσμοθέτηση κανόνων πρόληψης και αποφυγής φαινομένων βιοτρομοκρατίας, σε εθνικό αλλά και σε διεθνές επίπεδο.

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