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The article discusses the clinical case of varicella vaccine recipients in adulthood as the vaccine-associated shingles. Topics include recipients of a live-attenuated primary varicella vaccine have an ethical claim to a shingles vaccine in adulthood; and the corresponding governmental duty to plan a shingles vaccination program for varicella vaccine recipients when initiating a varicella vaccination program.

The article discusses structural concerns for the health of male donors who have had sex with other men (MSM) in revising the precautionary principle. Topics discussed include information on policies designed for reducing HIV infection; need for effective engagement of LGBT community with clinical medicine; and adverse impact of the policies which restrict blood donations.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on internal tensions regarding bioethical work by Miller and Truog (2008), "Bioethics as Practice," by Judith Andre, and "Keeping Moral Space Open," by Margaret Urban Walker.