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16458770

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9508
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
Compulsory vaccination has contributed to the success of immunisation programmes in the USA and Australia, yet the benefits from compulsory vaccination are not universally recognised. Some people--experts and the public alike--believe that the benefits of compulsory vaccination are outweighed by the associated ethical problems. A review of vaccination legislation in the UK, Australia, and the USA raises four main points. First, compulsory vaccination may be effective in preventing disease outbreaks, reaching and sustaining high immunisation coverage rates, and expediting the introduction of new vaccines. Second, to be effective, compulsory programmes must have a reliable supply of safe and effective vaccines and most people must be willing to be vaccinated. Third, allowance of exemptions to compulsory vaccination may limit public backlash. Finally, compulsory vaccination may increase the burden on governments to ensure the safety of vaccines. Nevertheless, although compulsory immunisation can be very effective, it might not be acceptable in some countries where high coverage has been achieved through other approaches or efforts, such as in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the UK. These factors should be considered when compulsory vaccinations are being introduced or immunisation laws refined. Lessons learned from compulsory vaccination could be useful to other public-health programmes.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1474-547X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
367
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
436-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Compulsory vaccination and conscientious or philosophical exemptions: past, present, and future.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA. das@ehpr.ufl.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Historical Article