Evidence, ethics and the use of unproven interventions for COVID-19

This virtual seminar presented the current state of the evidence on the interventions that aim at treating or preventing COVID-19, and the ethics guidance for the emergency use of unproven interventions for COVID-19, in the extraordinary circumstances in which such use may be justified.

Documents discussed:

• PAHO's live document that summarizes relevant systematic reviews
   https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/52294, and
• "Emergency Use of Unproven Interventions Outside of Research. Ethics Guidance for the COVID-19 Pandemic" from https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/52429.