Victims, vectors and villains: are those who opt out of vaccination morally responsible for the deaths of others?
Mass vaccination has been a successful public health strategy for many contagious diseases. The immunity of the vaccinated also protects others who cannot be safely or effectively vaccinated—including infants and the immunosuppressed. When vaccination rates fall, diseases like measles can rapidly re...
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BMJ Publ.
2016
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 42, Issue: 12, Pages: 762-768 |
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