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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct;146(4):e20200768.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0768.

A Complicated Case of Vaccine Refusal

Rebecca Rossi  1   2 , Neil Rellosa  1   3   4 , Robin Miller  1   5   4 , Corinna L Schultz  1   5   4 , Jonathan M Miller  1   6   4 , Loren Berman  1   7 , Elissa G Miller  8   2   4
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A Complicated Case of Vaccine Refusal

Rebecca Rossi et al. Pediatrics. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Parents in the United States have a legal right to refuse vaccination for their children. There are, however, special circumstances under which the state may compel vaccination against parental wishes. In this Ethics Rounds article, we present the case of a young boy with sickle cell disease who was partially vaccinated against encapsulated bacteria and the ethics of whether to compel complete vaccination before splenectomy.

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POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose

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