Legal Underpinnings of the Great Vaccine Debate of 2025
Multiple factors aligning in 2025 implicate challenges to vaccines as a primary public health intervention. Anti-vaccine proponents seek to recast immunization policies in promotion of perceived individual liberties. Recalibrating national vaccine approaches, however, runs counter to long-standing public health laws and policies grounded in a core truth: safe and effective vaccines save lives.
Authors
- James G. Hodge
Institutions
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2025.51
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49