The Ethical Significance of Post-Vaccination COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics

Kraaijeveld, Steven R.

doi:10.1007/s11673-022-10223-6

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“…Adopting his argument here, if we find that there are pervasive moral intuitions and moral judgments—that is, strong social expectations—about obligations to get vaccinated, then we may simply recognize this state of affairs as providing a(nother) moral reason for vaccination. At the same time, one must be careful not to accept social expectations or widespread moralization as inherently justified; upon careful reflection, even an issue that is commonly perceived as morally charged may be properly understood as being morally neutral (Kraaijeveld 2022 ; Kraaijeveld and Jamrozik 2022 ). Much of the criticism of reasons-based consequentialist approaches has questioned their capacity to systematically ground morality or to displace all traditional moral categories (cf.…”

Section: Scalar Morality and Vaccinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Scalar Approach to Vaccination Ethics

Kraaijeveld,

Gur-Arie,

Jamrozik

2023

J Ethics

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Should people get vaccinated for the sake of others? What could ground—and limit—the normative claim that people ought to do so? In this paper, we propose a reasons-based consequentialist account of vaccination for the benefit of others. We outline eight harm-based and probabilistic factors that, we argue, give people moral reasons to get vaccinated. Instead of understanding other-directed vaccination in terms of binary moral duties (i.e., where people either have or do not have a moral duty to get vaccinated), we develop a scalar approach according to which people can have stronger or weaker moral reasons to get vaccinated in view of the moral good of vaccination. One advantage of our approach is that it can capture why a person might have strong moral reasons to get vaccinated with Vaccine A, but only weak moral reasons to get vaccinated with Vaccine B. We discuss theoretical strengths of our approach and provide a case study of vaccination against COVID-19 to demonstrate its practical significance.

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Section: Scalar Morality and Vaccinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Scalar Approach to Vaccination Ethics

Kraaijeveld,

Gur-Arie,

Jamrozik

2023

J Ethics

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“…Vaccination is one of the most efficient and cost-effective procedures for preventing hospitalization and death from diseases, including COVID-19. Vaccines also play a major role in preventing the transmission of the disease and a modest one in the case of COVID-19 (Kraaijeveld, 2022). Although children and adolescents are less liable to the severe cause of this disease and less likely to die as a result of it (Viner et al, 2021), researchers emphasize the high value of vaccinating young people as they can transmit the infection to people at high risk -the elderly or chronically ill.…”

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Microbiological Awareness Among Upper-Secondary School Students in the Context of Covid-19 Vaccination

Abramczyk,

Ławicki,

Pyter

et al. 2023

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There is evidence that education levels have an impact on people's attitudes toward vaccination. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to maximize vaccinations - one of the most efficient ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Young individuals play a major role in disease transmission due to their intense social life and frequent asymptomatic infections. In this study, a survey of upper secondary school students in Poland was conducted to assess their microbiological awareness depending on subjects that they studied on the extended level and COVID-19 vaccination willingness. Participants learning biology and chemistry on the extended level had significantly higher microbiological awareness. Clear proof of microbiological awareness's influence on vaccination willingness was not found. Although studying biology did not significantly influence students' willingness to be vaccinated, their place of residence did. Students from bigger cities were more willing to get vaccinated. These results show that while science education raises microbiological awareness among upper secondary school students, place of residence, likely through social pressure, is a more important factor influencing vaccination willingness. It is suggested that more effort should be put into educating society as a whole and encouraging vaccination particularly. Keywords: attitudes towards vaccinations, infectious diseases, microbiological education, SARS-CoV-2, upper secondary school students

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“…This makes arguments and communication strategies that rely on other-directed effects more difficult than for vaccines that have more robust effects on reducing transmission. The specific effects of particular vaccines are important for the ethics of vaccination policy, especially when coercive measures are involved (Kraaijeveld 2022). Indirect vaccination strategies must also take into account the potential effects of vaccines on reducing transmission and the possibility of achieving herd immunity.…”

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On the concept and ethics of vaccination for the sake of others

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The Ethical Significance of Post-Vaccination COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

A Scalar Approach to Vaccination Ethics

A Scalar Approach to Vaccination Ethics

Microbiological Awareness Among Upper-Secondary School Students in the Context of Covid-19 Vaccination

On the concept and ethics of vaccination for the sake of others

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