Does Libertarianism Provide a Justification for Vaccine Hesitancy?

Butler, Jethro; Sorell, Tom

doi:10.1111/1467-923x.13136

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“…Ultimately, this research may not be in line with the research results of Butler & Sorell's (2022) which conclude that libertarian principles provide little justification or nebulous reason for opposing vaccination mandates and other public health measures. However, the results of the study are not strong.…”

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A Libertarian Legitimacy for Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination

Setiawan

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Prasetyoningsih

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Since its inception, the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak has become a major health problem. At the same time, countries worldwide have been waiting for a Covid-19 vaccine to be sufficiently available. When the Covid-19 vaccine became available, several countries began to adopt mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policies. However, mandatory Covid-19 vaccination has received strong opposition from the start. Rejections have emerged from various parties, including from libertarians. The researcher observes that the current research attempting to analyze the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination still revolves around the perspective of human rights and utilitarianism. Then, this study aims to explore and find out how the libertarian perspective toward mandatory vaccination. Normative research methods with conceptual and comparative approaches were used in this study. After analyzing secondary data sources with prescriptive analysis methods, this study finally succeeded in finding that mandatory Covid-19 vaccination has its place, legitimacy, and justification on the ideological side of libertarianism. It is because libertarians accept that the government may require a mandatory vaccination program against Covid-19. In addition, due to the libertarian framework, the government is still justified in enforcing coercive policies that violate the rights of certain individuals if the policy is necessary to avoid greater harm to others.

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A Libertarian Legitimacy for Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination

Setiawan

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Prasetyoningsih

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“…However, not all libertarians are anti-vaxxers, as demonstrated by Brennan (2018) . Indeed, Butler and Sorell (2022) argue that many appeals to libertarianism, in order to justify vaccine refusal, are disingenuous. For further discussion of libertarian responses to the present Covid-19 pandemic, see Cato and Inoue (2022) .…”

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How Mandatory Can We Make Vaccination?

Saunders

2022

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The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has refocused attention on the issue of mandatory vaccination. Some have suggested that vaccines ought to be mandatory, while others propose more moderate alternatives, such as incentives. This piece surveys a range of possible interventions, ranging from mandates through to education. All may have their place, depending on circumstances. However, it is worth clarifying the options available to policymakers, since there is sometimes confusion over whether a particular policy constitutes a mandate or not. Further, I illustrate a different kind of alternative to mandatory vaccination. Rather than seeking less coercive alternatives to a mandate, we might instead employ an alternative mandate, which requires people to do something less than get vaccinated. For instance, we might merely require people to attend an appointment at a vaccine clinic. Whether this mandatory attendance policy is justified will depend on specific circumstances, but it represents another way to promote vaccination, without mandating it. In some cases, this may represent an appropriate balance between promoting public health goals and respecting individual liberty.

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Does Libertarianism Provide a Justification for Vaccine Hesitancy?

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A Libertarian Legitimacy for Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination

A Libertarian Legitimacy for Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination

How Mandatory Can We Make Vaccination?

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