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MMR--public policy in crisis: whose tragedy?

Laura Stroud1

  • 1Nuffield Management and Leadership, Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Journal of Health Organization and Management
|August 27, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Public trust in government and science declined following the MMR vaccine controversy. This analysis uses the Greek tragedy Antigone to explore complex issues of political consent and citizen-state bargains, moving beyond polarized debates.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Social Science
  • Political Science

Background:

  • The Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination rates have declined significantly.
  • This decline followed the publication of a controversial study by Wakefield et al.
  • The MMR crisis highlights a broader issue of declining public confidence in health policies and government institutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the multifaceted issues contributing to the decline in MMR vaccination rates.
  • To analyze the social and political dynamics underlying the public's waning trust in vaccination policies.
  • To re-conceptualize the MMR crisis by examining public confidence in government and science.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the Greek tragedy Antigone as a narrative framework to deconstruct complex social and political issues.

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  • Applying literary analysis to understand the unfolding crisis of public confidence in the MMR vaccine.
  • Examining themes of government challenges, decreased public trust, and potential responses to public policy crises.

    • Main Results:

    • The MMR debate reveals critical societal issues, including public trust in government and science.
    • Notions of the public good versus rational choice in vaccination policy are central to the debate.
    • The analysis suggests the MMR crisis is more complex than a simple good vs. evil dichotomy, involving political consent and the citizen-state relationship.

    Conclusions:

    • Employing "strong plots" like Antigone offers a powerful method for theorizing current issues from diverse perspectives.
    • Antigone facilitates a step back from the MMR crisis, allowing for a re-conceptualization of the underlying debate.
    • This approach helps capture the essence of the complex interplay between public trust, political dynamics, and vaccination policy.