Mandatory Vaccination v. Conscientious Objection: A Comparative Analysis between the US and the European Approach
Adelaide Madera
Abstract:The development of vaccines and their delivery has been a key
turning point in the fight against COVID-19, and it has allowed life to return to
normal as soon as a high level of immunization had been achieved. However, a
new legal challenge is whether vaccination can be mandatory, and in which
settings, and whether an individual can refuse vaccination for various reasons.
In the view of law and religion scholars, the focus is on claims for faith-based
exemptions. In multicultural societies, there is a huge num… Show more
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