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Ubuntu Philosophy and Mandatory Measles Vaccinations for Children
Religions, 2022 This is a primarily normative paper that draws on the thinking about friendliness grounded in an Afro-communitarian (Ubuntu) philosophy to argue for measles vaccine mandates for children below 6 years old under the assumptions that measles vaccines are ...
Ruach Sarangarajan, Cornelius Ewuoso
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When Are Vaccine Mandates Appropriate? [PDF]
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2020 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.
Reiss, Dorit R., Shachar, Carmel
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among adults in four major US metropolitan areas and nationwide
Scientific Reports, 2021 This study assesses attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and the predictive value of COVID-VAC, a novel scale, among adults in the four largest US metropolitan areas and nationally.
Ayman El-Mohandes +7 more
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Short-term and long-term behavioral effects of vaccination mandates
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 Current COVID-19 vaccination levels are insufficient to achieve herd immunity. To implement effective interventions toward ending the pandemic, it is essential to understand why people are motivated and willing to receive vaccination.
Onur Baser +3 more
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University-age vaccine mandates: reply to Lam and Nichols
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2023 For the first comparison, we weighed predicted hospitalisations prevented by one booster dose of BNT162b2 with vaccine-associated SAEs from the manufacturer's randomised trial (3/5055).3 We found that the rate of expected SAEs would outweigh the benefits of the booster against hospitalisation by at least 18-fold.
Tracy Beth Høeg +8 more
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How Well Do Religious Exemptions Apply to Mandates for COVID-19 Vaccines?
Religions, 2023 In the United States, religious exemptions to health-driven mandates enjoy, and should enjoy, protected status in medical ethics and healthcare law. Religious exemptions are defined as seriously professed exceptions to state or federal laws, which appeal
Andrew Flescher
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 Vaccine certificates have been implemented worldwide, aiming to promote vaccination rates and to reduce the spread of COVID-19. However, their use during the COVID-19 pandemic was controversial and has been criticized for infringing upon medical autonomy
David Smith +11 more
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Legislative and administrative actions to increase vaccination coverage in Washington schools
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 Current outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. highlight the consequences of declining levels of vaccination coverage. Attempts to increase coverage by banning or restricting nonmedical exemptions from school-entry vaccination requirements
Paul L. Delamater, Saad B. Omer
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The ethics behind mandatory COVID-19 vaccination post-Omicron: The South African context
South African Journal of Science, 2022 The legitimacy of mandatory vaccine policies is underscored by a public health ethics framework based on the principles of limited autonomy, social justice and the common good.
Keymanthri Moodley
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