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Provide Vaccines, Not Require Immunity or Vaccination Passports … For Now

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2021

Julian Savulescu
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Abstract

In principle, mandatory vaccination in employment could be justified in certain circumstances. These include: (1) the availability of safe and effective vaccination; (2) if alternative, less coercive strategies did not work; and, (3) the costs to the individual were proportionate. However, in COVID-19, the long term safety of vaccines is yet to be established. Vaccines should be made available by employers, and voluntary vaccination encouraged.

Keywords

COVID-19Mandatory VaccinationVaccine PassportsInfectious Disease EthicsPublic Health
Type
Independent Articles: Commentary
Information
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 49 , Issue 2: Race and Ethnicity in 21st Century Health Care , Summer 2021 , pp. 303 - 306
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© 2021 The Author(s)

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