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When Are Vaccine Mandates Appropriate?

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Vaccine refusal is a serious public health problem, especially in the context of diseases with potential to spark global pandemics, such as Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This article examines whether and when compelling vaccination through mandates and criminalization, for example, are appropriate. It argues that some legal approaches are ethical when they preserve social stability, trust in government, therapeutic research opportunities, or when they diminish disease severity.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.36

Authors: Carmel Shachar, Dorit Rubinstein Reiss

Institutions: Harvard University, University of California, San Francisco, University of California Hastings College of the Law

Language: English

Topic: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2998615431