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GARCIA RAGA, Mónica; RODRIGUEZ SUAREZ, Carlos Manuel; RODRIGUEZ GARCIA, Manuel de Jesús  e  ROJAS ZAMORA, Yanelis Mailen. Bioethical look at pediatric patient care in the face of Covid-19. Multimed [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.4  Epub 15-Jul-2021. ISSN 1028-4818.

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 is accompanied by bioethical challenges in connection with health care for the pediatric population, favored by the singularities of the population group, high viral transmission, and the still limited knowledge of the clinical manifestations of the disease. disease in pediatric patients. The present research fulfills the purpose of describing theoretical-practical elements that make up the need for a bioethical look at the multiplied challenges that arise during pediatric patient care under the conditions of the new scenario imposed by the epidemiological contingency of COVID-19. The review was carried out using search engines such as Google Scholar, articles in Spanish and English were consulted in the databases of SciELO and Pubmed. Bioethical considerations focused on the pediatric patient and the health team are presented, which provide a broader ethical-attentional perspective. The mastery and practical application of the aspects addressed make it possible to establish courses of action that configure the possibility of closer and more comprehensive health care, for the benefit of greater protection of the health of children and adolescents.

Palavras-chave : COVID-19; Bioethics; Pediatric patient; Health care.

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