2022
DOI: 10.2478/ebce-2022-0006
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Utilitarianism on the front lines: COVID-19, public ethics, and the “hidden assumption” problem

Abstract: How should we think of the preferences of citizens? Whereas self-optimal policy is relatively straightforward to produce, socially optimal policy often requires a more detailed examination. In this paper, we identify an issue that has received far too little attention in welfarist modelling of public policy, which we name the “hidden assumptions” problem. Hidden assumptions can be deceptive because they are not expressed explicitly and the social planner (e.g. a policy maker, a regulator, a legislator) may not… Show more

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“…Mistrust in COVID-19 vaccines, i.e., vaccine hesitancy, emerged from misinformation about the virus, including misconstrued or unfounded beliefs associated with the origin of COVID-19 [ 9 ]. Vaccine hesitancy also arises from the existence of economic barriers [ 10 ] or due to the absence of ethical expertise in vaccine-related policy-making [ 11 ].…”
Section: Sources Of Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and The Importance Of ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Mistrust in COVID-19 vaccines, i.e., vaccine hesitancy, emerged from misinformation about the virus, including misconstrued or unfounded beliefs associated with the origin of COVID-19 [ 9 ]. Vaccine hesitancy also arises from the existence of economic barriers [ 10 ] or due to the absence of ethical expertise in vaccine-related policy-making [ 11 ].…”
Section: Sources Of Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and The Importance Of ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are ethical and legal challenges to mandating vaccines, even when they have received EUA status [ 37 ]. However, mandatory vaccinations may be socially and ethically acceptable only if they are based on a rigorous evaluation of vaccine safety and effectiveness [ 11 ]. The need to vaccinate children under 12 years old, for instance, was criticized because infection is generally mild in children and because hospitalization and life-threatening complications, such as systemic inflammatory syndrome and neurological disorders, are rare in children [ 38 ].…”
Section: Implementation Of Mandatory Policies To Overcome Vaccine Hes...mentioning
confidence: 99%