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COVID-19 Vaccine: “Not throwing away my shot”
In the advent of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there is an underlying belief in the United States that a COVID-19 vaccine may be the Holy Grail, the silver bullet to assuage the pandemic and open up the quarantine doors. Yet, there is a divide in the United States regarding vaccination acceptance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports less than 50% of adults receive the vaccine for influenza (flu). In the 2017-2018 flu season, 37.1% received the vaccine, the lowest rate in ten years. Continue reading
February webinar to address Michigan’s vaccine waiver education policy
What’s the point of Michigan’s vaccine waiver education requirement? Event Flyer Since 2015, Michigan parents have had to attend education sessions at public health offices if they want their unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children to attend school or daycare. This policy … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics Events, Brownbag & Webinar Series, Center News, Outreach, Uncategorized
Tagged bioethics, health care, health policy, healthcare, lecture, Michigan, public health, vaccinations, vaccines, webinar
Announcing the Spring 2018 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series
This year’s Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series resumes in February. You are invited to join us in person or watch live online from anywhere in the world. Information about the spring series is listed below. Please visit our website for more details, … Continue reading
Pseudoscience and Measles in Minnesota
This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Hannah C. Giunta, DO, PhD, MPH A recent measles outbreak in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN metro area is all over the news. More than thirty children have … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics in the News, Uncategorized
Tagged bioethics, Hannah Giunta, health disparities, measles, medical ethics, Minnesota, pediatrics, public health, vaccination, vaccines
Vaccination, Free Riders, and Family Autonomy
Herd immunity is crucial to those who cannot undergo vaccination for medical reasons, and for whom vaccines are ineffective. Yet it is imperiled particularly in California, where the rate of “philosophical” (i.e., personal belief-based) vaccine exemptions has more than tripled since 2000, and which is, not incidentally, the site of the recent Disneyland measles outbreak. Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics in the News
Tagged family autonomy, measles, philosophy, public health, vaccination, vaccines
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