Mehlman Maxwell J, Lederman Michael M
Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Cleveland, Ohio.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Cleveland, Ohio.
Pathog Immun. 2020 Jan 20;5(1):1-7. doi: 10.20411/pai.v5i1.344. eCollection 2020.
Since their broad implementation, immunizations have decreased morbidity and mortality due to a number of serious infectious diseases. In recent years, exaggerated concerns about the safety of immunizations have resulted in decreased immunization coverage in many regions and epidemic outbreaks of serious transmissible diseases - most particularly measles. This commentary reviews the legal justification for compulsory immunization and the ethical justification for civil incentives to assure compliance with immunization practices.
自广泛实施以来，免疫接种已降低了多种严重传染病导致的发病率和死亡率。近年来，对免疫接种安全性的过度担忧导致许多地区免疫接种覆盖率下降，严重传染病——尤其是麻疹——疫情爆发。本评论文章回顾了强制免疫接种的法律依据以及鼓励民众遵守免疫接种措施的伦理依据。
