Can the Government Mandate a Covid-19 Vaccine? Will It Have To?

Conclusion As governments assess how to contend with reaching effective levels of vaccination, they are preparing to tread carefully around vaccine skepticism while transparently and apolitically addressing common concerns about safety and due process. Attitudes could change as vaccines are distributed to the public and, hopefully, demonstrate safety and effectiveness, encouraging individuals to rapidly vaccinate. For government, a heavy-handed approach could backfire, fueling further anti-government/anti-science sentiment, but not pursuing vaccination with ample vigor could mean a prolonged timeline for controlling the virus and returning to normal, raising human and economic costs. That’s why the likely approach to vaccination will lie in some combination of policies: using mandates only were strategically viable and necessary but relying on public and private incentives to reach most of the population. Appendix This appendix shows each of the articles used to inform the findings of this article, as well as how the articles scored according to The Factual’s credibility algorithm. To learn more, read our How It Works page. TitleAuthorPublisherPublisher BiasCredibility GradeQ&A: How far can Trump go in pushing a COVID-19 vaccine that isn’t ready?Melissa HealyLA TimesModerate Left90%Call to Action: CSIS-LSHTM High-Level Panel on Vaccine Confidence and MisinformationKatherine E. Bliss, J. Stephen Morrison, Heidi J. LarsonCenter f...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy COVID-19 vaccine Phillip Meylan Source Type: blogs