The Ethics of Vaccination [Internet]
- PMID: 30888744
- Bookshelf ID: NBK538383
- DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02068-2
The Ethics of Vaccination [Internet]
Excerpt
This open access book discusses individual, collective, and institutional responsibilities with regard to vaccination from the perspective of philosophy and public health ethics. It addresses the issue of what it means for a collective to be morally responsible for the realisation of herd immunity and what the implications of collective responsibility are for individual and institutional responsibilities.
Copyright 2019, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s). This book is an open access publication.
Sections
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Vaccination: Facts, Relevant Concepts, and Ethical Challenges
- 2. Vaccination and Herd Immunity: Individual, Collective, and Institutional Responsibilities
- 3. Vaccination Policies and the Principle of Least Restrictive Alternative: An Intervention Ladder
- 4. Fairness, Compulsory Vaccination, and Conscientious Objection
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