The ethical obligation to vaccinate children and its policy implications
Abstract: The vaccination of children has unique ethical implications. This article examines the ethics of childhood vaccination from two different perspectives. First, vaccination is approached as a preventive medical decision involving a child, using the ethical framework of medical decision-making for children. Second, vaccination is considered from a social and societal perspective, drawing on arguments from justice. From both these perspectives it is apparent that an ethical obligation exists to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases by the appropriate use of vaccination. These ethical considerations have implications for policy, and in the paper a three-tiered approach to vaccination policy is defended: judicious use of mandatory policies, educational interventions, and building of trust. (DIPF/Orig.)
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Anmerkungen
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In: on education. Journal for research and debate 3 (2020) 8, 5 S.
ISSN: 2571-7855
(DE-600)2924430-4
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Veröffentlichung
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Frankfurt
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DIPF Leibniz Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation
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2020
- Urheber
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Bester, Johan C.
- DOI
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10.25656/01:23070
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-230701
- Rechteinformation
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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25.03.2025, 13:50 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Bester, Johan C.
- DIPF Leibniz Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation
Entstanden
- 2020
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