Global Ethical Considerations Regarding Mandatory Vaccination in  Children

Whether children should be vaccinated against coronavirus disease-2019 (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 factors are currently unknown for children, with unanswered questions also on children's role in the transmission of the virus, the extent to which the vaccine will decrease 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 Tags: eflections on Ethics and Advocacy in Child Health Source Type: research