TY - JOUR T1 - Ethical obligations for supporting healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.00124-2021 SP - 2100124 AU - Alexander Supady AU - J. Randall Curtis AU - Crystal E. Brown AU - Daniel Duerschmied AU - Lyn Anne von Zepelin AU - Marc Moss AU - Daniel Brodie Y1 - 2021/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2021/01/28/13993003.00124-2021.abstract N2 - During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, some healthcare facilities have, at times, reached the limits of their capacity to handle the surge in patient volume. Hospital beds and other medical resources became scarce as a consequence. Healthcare workers (HCWs) – both clinical and non-clinical – were required to increase their workload, under extremely stressful circumstances.Based on considerations of justice, healthcare workers must be able to rely on support and protection from the societies in which they work. Prioritisation of healthcare workers for vaccines may be a way to maintain a functioning healthcare system.Not applicable. ER -