The Dizziness of Freedom: Understanding and Responding to Vaccine Anxieties

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 49 (4):580-595 (2021)
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The rise in vaccine hesitancy in high-income countries has led some to recommend that certain vaccinations be made compulsory in states where they are currently voluntary. In contrast, I contend that legal coercion is generally inappropriate to address the complex social and psychological phenomenon of vaccine anxieties.

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