Ethical Basis of the Pediatric Vaccine Encounter—Correcting the Record
In this Viewpoint, the authors argue that the Department of Health and Human Services’ use of medical ethics to justify its recent removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunization schedule for healthy children ignores the existing foundational functions of medical ethics in the vaccination encounter.
Authors
- Sean T. O’Leary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-582X)
- Lainie Friedman Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7395-3000)
- Douglas J. Opel
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.4022
- Primary Topic
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00