Why COVID-19 Vaccination Should Be Mandatory: The Example of Denmark

3 Pages Posted: 11 Jan 2022

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Marc Sørensen

University of Copenhagen - The Heart Centre

Date Written: December 28, 2021

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccination with a mRNA vaccine should, as will be explained using the example of Denmark, be mandatory for a previously overlooked reason: Given the complexity of the pandemic and the number of vaccination opponents, a solid foundation of the refusal can neither be assumed nor assessed in individual cases. However, accepting the rejection without offering every possible vaccinee a clarifying argumentative dialogue or an obligation to vaccinate means that politics neglects the need for guidance of the individual and at best reveals an ethical indifference to his or her fate.

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Funding: The author declares no funding or competing interests.

Declaration of Interests: None to declare.

Keywords: COVID-19, mandatory vaccination, paternalism, patient autonomy, decision-making

Suggested Citation

Sørensen, Marc, Why COVID-19 Vaccination Should Be Mandatory: The Example of Denmark (December 28, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3995688 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3995688

Marc Sørensen (Contact Author)

University of Copenhagen - The Heart Centre ( email )

Copenhagen
Denmark

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