Vaccination Ethics and Policy: An Introduction with Readings

by Jason L. Schwartz

Book Overview

A comprehensive overview of important and contested issues in vaccination ethics and policy by experts from history, science, policy, law, and ethics.

Vaccination has long been a familiar, highly effective form of medicine and a triumph of public health. Because vaccination is both an individual medical intervention and a central component of public health efforts, it raises a distinct set of legal and ethical issues--from debates over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262544121
• ISBN13: 9780262544122
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher