Vaccination: Facts, Relevant Concepts, and Ethical Challenges

作者: Alberto Giubilini

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02068-2_1

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摘要: This first chapter introduces some ethically relevant concepts that illustrate why we need an “ethics of vaccination”, such as “herd immunity”, “public good”, and “vaccine refusal”. It argues the choice whether to vaccinate oneself or one’s children is by its own nature “ethical” choice: it requires individuals act not only even primarily promote their self-interest but also contribute important public good like herd immunity. Besides, since immunity good, ethical questions arise at level state action with regard obligations implement vaccination policies, if necessary coercive ones, allow realize

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