nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200527-013306-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200526s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200527-013306-0 doi eng 342 23 COVID-19: Walking the Tightrope of Vaccination Obligations - State compelled vaccinations in the U.S. and Germany Verfassungsblog 2020-05-26 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Normally, outside states of public health emergency, many countries employ some type of vaccination coercion scheme to encourage uptake. The range of possible measures, including monetary incentives, social exclusion, fines, and criminal penalties, fall on a spectrum from voluntary to strictly mandatory. Given the power and efficacy of vaccinations, many nations have adopted varying approaches to compelling vaccination against emergent public health threats. Specifically, this article examines the legal and historical orientation of mandatory vaccination in the US and Germany. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus herd immunity Proportionality vaccination Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/covid-19-walking-the-tightrope-of-vaccination-obligations/ raw object