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COVID-19 Compulsory Vaccination: Legal and Bioethical Controversies.
Gibelli, Filippo; Ricci, Giovanna; Sirignano, Ascanio; De Leo, Domenico.
  • Gibelli F; Section of Legal Medicine, School of Law, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
  • Ricci G; Section of Legal Medicine, School of Law, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
  • Sirignano A; Section of Legal Medicine, School of Law, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
  • De Leo D; Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Front Med (Lausanne) ; 9: 821522, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1817976
ABSTRACT
The imposition of compulsory health treatments has always been a subject of animated legal and bioethical debate. What is at stake are two opposing interests that are in their own way protected by international treaties and constitutional provisions the right to individual self-determination and the duty to defend and preserve collective safety. The global health crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic has placed the issue of the legitimacy of imposing compulsory vaccination at the center of the multifaceted debate on pandemic health policies. Indonesia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Federated States of Micronesia are currently the only four countries in the world where the COVID-19 vaccine is mandatory for all citizens. Italy was the first country in the European Union to introduce this obligation, effective from 8 January 2022 by virtue of the decree-law approved on 5 January 2022, which imposed vaccination compulsory for everyone over the age of 50. Similar paths have been undertaken by Greece and Austria, where the obligation will start respectively on 16 January 2022 (for citizens aged over 60) and 1 February 2022 (for citizens of all ages). However, in many civilized countries, "selective" forms of compulsory vaccination, i.e., aimed at specific categories of individuals, especially healthcare professionals, are already provided for. The present work aims to offer a concise and as much as possible exhaustive overview of the main ethical and legal issues related to compulsory COVID-19 vaccination, with reference to both the Italian and the international context, mainly European.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fmed.2022.821522

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fmed.2022.821522