COVID-19 Vaccinations: Medical, Ethical and Legal Aspects.
Med Arch
; 76(6): 413-418, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2248815
ABSTRACT
Background:
Following the consideration of COVID-19 as pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), developing new vaccinations against COVID-19 was the dream of humanity. Leading companies competed to achieve this task. Several vaccinations have been developed relatively quickly.Objective:
The aim of the present study was to review the literature regarding medical, ethical, and legal aspects of COVID-19 vaccination.Methods:
Literature was reviewed regarding various issues of COVID-19 vaccinations. Results andDiscussion:
The main findings showed that a dilemma exists in literature regarding the ethics in general in keeping the rights of individuals to retain their rights to receive the vaccine and considering receiving the vaccination as compulsory.Conclusion:
As the disease has become pandemic with high mortality rates, keeping the safety of the community has received the priority on individual rights, and many countries considered compulsory vaccinations.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Arch
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Medarh.2022.76.413-418
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