Mandatory vaccination: understanding the common good in the midst of the global polio eradication campaign

Mandatory vaccination: understanding the common good in the midst of the global polio eradication campaign

Abstract Background The detection of wild poliovirus in Israeli sewage in May 2013 led the health authorities to vaccinate children with OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine). Shelly Kamin-Friedman explored the legal and ethical dimensions of this policy. This commentary makes three claims: (1) Mandatory vaccina...

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Main Author: Lawrence O. Gostin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Subjects:
Polio
Public health law
Police powers
Common good
Autonomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-017-0198-4

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