Global Ethical Considerations regarding Mandatory Vaccination in Children

Whether children should be vaccinated against COVID-19 (or other infectious diseases such as influenza) and whether some degree of coercion should be exercised by the state to ensure high uptake depends, among other things, on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. For COVID-19 these are currently unknown for children, with unanswered questions also on children ’s role in transmission of the virus, the extent to which the vaccine will reduce transmission, and the expected benefit (if any) to the child.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - January 20, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Julian Savulescu, Alberto Giubilini, Margie Danchin Source Type: research