How will the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic develop in the coming months
and years? Based on an expert survey, we examine key aspects that are likely to influence …

Background A high COVID-19 vaccine uptake is essential to achieve herd immunity to
combat the current strain of COVID-19 and potential future variants. This review aimed to …

Mandatory vaccination, including for COVID-19, can be ethically justified if the threat to
public health is grave, the confidence in safety and effectiveness is high, the expected utility …

Background COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for older adults by the World Health
Organization. However, by July 15, 2021, only 26% of individuals over 60 years old in Hong …

To investigate the effect of villagers' moral obligation and village cadres' public leadership
on villagers' collective action for epidemic prevention and control, against the background of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to the fastest development and rollout of novel
vaccines in human history. Initial clinical trials suggested that these vaccines were well …

The study of public health aims to protect and promote the wellbeing of the public as well as
reduce health inequalities. Public health ethics asks how far we should go to achieve these …

This open access book discusses individual, collective, and institutional responsibilities with
regard to vaccination from the perspective of philosophy and public health ethics. It …

Whether children should be vaccinated against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)(or
other infectious diseases such as influenza) and whether some degree of coercion should …

I argue that there are significant moral reasons in addition to harm prevention for making
vaccination against certain common infectious diseases compulsory. My argument is based …