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Autor/in | Bester, Johan C. |
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Titel | The Ethical Obligation to Vaccinate Children and Its Policy Implications. |
Quelle | In: On education, 3 (2020) 8, 5 S.Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 2571-7855 |
DOI | 10.17899/ON_ED.2020.8.2 |
Schlagwörter | Eltern; Kind; Schutzimpfung; Immunisierung; Medizinische Ethik; Ethik; Gesellschaftliches Bewusstsein; Policy-Ansatz; Rechtsgrundlage; Entscheidungsfreiheit |
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." (INCHER/text adopted). |
Erfasst von | International Centre for Higher Education Research, Kassel |
Update | 2021/1 |