Abstract
The emergence of Covid-19 has led the scientific community to undertake much research to contain the disease. In six months of pandemic, numerous articles were published, even without peer review, which puts their integrity under scrutiny. In view of this problem and based on the literature and legislation, this article analyzes the ethical and bioethical impacts of the urgency of research and to identify the vulnerability of individuals in a pandemic. We conclude that ethical integrity and the observance of bioethical principles in clinical research are essential, regardless of the need to speed up research in this case, considering the scientific method and the vulnerability of those involved, based on the bioethics of protection.
Bioethics; Scientific integrity review; Coronavirus infections; Health vulnerability