COVID-19: Walking the Tightrope of Vaccination Obligations - State compelled vaccinations in the U.S. and Germany
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2020
Verfassungsblog
2020-05-26
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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.
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Coronavirus
herd immunity
Proportionality
vaccination
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https://verfassungsblog.de/covid-19-walking-the-tightrope-of-vaccination-obligations/
Verfassungsblog
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
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10.17176/20200527-013306-0
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