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Vaccine mandates, value pluralism, and policy diversity
1Department of Philosophy, Oakland University, Michigan.
Bioethics
|August 8, 2019
Summary
Governments worldwide are using stricter vaccine mandates to combat hesitancy. This study examines the diverse ethical values involved in vaccine policies, moving beyond simple liberty vs. public health debates.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Ethics
- Political Science
- Bioethics
Background:
- Rising vaccine hesitancy and refusal pose global public health challenges.
- Coercive immunization programs and stricter mandates are increasingly implemented worldwide.
- Ethical debates surrounding vaccine mandates often focus narrowly on liberty versus public health, overlooking diverse values.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for an expansive conception of normative issues in vaccine mandate policy.
- To propose a framework for analyzing the ethical justifications of various vaccine mandate policies.
- To explore how different types of vaccine mandates engage with diverse societal values.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of ethical justifications for vaccine mandates.
- Development of a schema to organize normative considerations.
- Examination of diverse values implicated by different policy approaches.
Main Results:
- Existing ethical arguments on vaccine mandates are often too abstract.
- A broader range of values, beyond liberty and public health, are relevant to mandate policies.
- Different mandate designs engage distinct ethical considerations.
Conclusions:
- Decisions on establishing or reforming vaccine mandates require a comprehensive ethical analysis.
- Understanding the diverse values at stake is crucial for ethically sound policy-making.
- A nuanced approach is needed to navigate the complex ethical landscape of immunization programs.
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