The Ethics of Vaccination

This open access book discusses individual, collective, and institutional responsibilities with regard to vaccination from the perspective of philosophy and public health ethics. It addresses the issue of what it means for a collective to be morally responsible for the realisation of herd immunity a...

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Main Author: Giubilini, Alberto (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy,
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Vaccination: Facts, Relevant Concepts, and Ethical Challenges
  • Chapter 2: Vaccination and Herd Immunity: Individual, Collective, and Institutional Responsibilities
  • Chapter 3: Vaccination Policy and the Principle of Least Restrictive Alternative: an Intervention Ladder
  • Chapter 4: Fairness, Compulsory Vaccination, and Conscientious Objection.