We argue that individuals who have access to vaccines and for whom vaccination is not
medically contraindicated have a moral obligation to contribute to the realisation of herd …

The study of public health aims to protect and promote the wellbeing of the public as well as
reduce health inequalities. Public health ethics asks how far we should go to achieve these …

I argue that there are significant moral reasons in addition to harm prevention for making
vaccination against certain common infectious diseases compulsory. My argument is based …

Strategies to increase influenza vaccination rates have typically targeted healthcare
professionals (HCPs) and individuals in various high-risk groups such as the elderly. We …

Australian states exclude unvaccinated children from early education and care via 'No Jab
No Play'policies, but some offer exemptions for the socially disadvantaged. Such mandatory …

Vaccine refusal occurs for a variety of reasons. In this article we examine vaccine refusals
that are made on conscientious grounds; that is, for religious, moral, or philosophical …

Techniques from behavioral economics—nudges—may help physicians increase pediatric
vaccine compliance, but critics have objected that nudges can undermine autonomy. Since …

Health care systems can positively influence our personal decision-making and health-
related behavior only if we trust them. I propose a conceptual analysis of the trust relation …

While all states in the United States require certain vaccinations for school attendance, all
but three allow for religious exemptions to receiving such vaccinations, and 18 allow for …

In a paper recently published in this journal, Navin and Largent argue in favour of a type of
policy to regulate non-medical exemptions from childhood vaccination which they call …