Course Project: Thesis And Annotated Bibliography

Thesis Statement

Ethically and legally, mandatory vaccinations are objectionable as paternalism, concerns of the vaccine effectiveness and safety, and the cultural-political aspect that infringe people’s liberty to practice and uphold their personal beliefs and values go against moral and human rights standards.

My position on this matter is that whether vaccines are effective or risky, mandatory vaccination is a political issue, not a medical one, since the whole idea & practice is based on half-truths & outright deception, to begin with. It may be wise to vaccinate but forcing others to vaccinate is a civil rights issue. This paper opposes the claim that choosing to remain unvaccinated infringes on the safety and freedom of others. It also challenges the notion that the core role is to ensure that anyone who can safely be vaccinated should be vaccinated regardless of its illegality. The government shouldn’t force people to follow certain ideological beliefs, even if that means protecting the dubiously reasoning minority against the majority’s interests.

Annotation 1

Largent, E. A., Persad, G., Sangenito, S., Glickman, A., Boyle, C., & Emanuel, E. J. (2020). US public attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandates. JAMA network open, 3(12), e2033324-e2033324.

The researchers assumed to establish the US public attitudes towards mandatory vaccinations on Covid-19. The study came when mandatory vaccination was narrowly implemented to a selected group of healthcare workers with some consideration of broadening the scope to involve all adults. The study employed survey research to collect information from anonymous respondents and followed the Gallup survey guidelines. With a response rate of 39%, the findings of the descriptive statistics showed that 61.4% were in favor of vaccination. However, the study revealed that republicans and independents were inclined to object to vaccinations compared to democrats.

Source Evaluation

The source strongly supports my thesis since it reveals the political aspects of vaccination in the US.

Annotation 2

Dagondon, J. C. P., & Lualhati, V. R. T. (2021).Vaccine Hesitancy, Autonomy, Community, and The Trolley. DLSU Research Congress 2021.

The study sought to establish the cause of vaccine hesitancy at the community and individual levels. The method used in the paper is a philosophical analysis that involves the exchange of arguments on the moral desirability of mandatory vaccinations and the erroneous claims supporting vaccination. The findings of the study showed that there are four categories of people opposed to vaccines: anti-vaxxers for medical reasons bound by nonmaleficence bioethical principle; anti-vaxxers for religious reasons with claims of reduced body immune system; anti-vaxxers for philosophical reasons, which supports the respect for autonomy within bioethical regulations; and anti-vaxxers for unnaturalness argument climbing that the body is insufficiently prepared to accommodate vaccines.

Source Evaluation

This study supports my thesis as it justifies vaccine hesitancy at the community level vis-a-vis the violation of personal autonomy and religious freedom and the unnatural and unsafe status of the vaccines.

Annotation 3

Lazarus, J. V., Ratzan, S. C., Player, A., Gostin, L. O., Larson, H. J., Rabin, K., … & El-Mohandes, A. (2021). A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine. Nature medicine, 27(2), 225-228.

The study ghosts the survey methodology where data was collected from 13,426 people across different countries to establish the possible acceptance rate of Covid-19 vaccination in 2020. By June 2020, the study found that 71.5% of the global population will likely accept vaccination, with 48.1% indicating that they would get employers’ recommendations to do so. The study also established many trust levels people had in their respective administrations in 2020. The study also revealed that there was no initial plan or inclination towards mandatory vaccinations. Still, people preferred awareness creation and engagement of key stakeholders in building the public’s confidence to attain large-scale vaccination.

Source Evaluation

This study supports my thesis since it provides a 2020 case analysis of the global perception of Covid-19 before the rollout. In addition, the study provides a baseline for the rate of carbon hesitance and acceptance and the reasons for favoring either position.

Annotation 4

Giubilini, A., & Savulescu, J. (2019). Vaccination, risks, and freedom: the seat belt analogy. Public Health Ethics, 12(3), 237-249.

This paper looks at the ethical justification of coercive safety belt laws related to vaccines. The document acknowledges that statistically, there are some severe side effects and risks associated with vaccination. However, the paper provides an analogy that threats do not provide a strong enough reason to oppose mandatory vaccination.

Source Evaluation

The paper is essential as it provides a contradictory position that will help in the critical analysis of my thesis.

Annotation 5

Sala, R., & Sanchini, V. (2020). Mapping Policy Containment Measures to Sars-Cov-2 Pandemics: At what Conditions Paternalism is Justified. Biblioteca della libertà, 55(228).

This paper maps the policy containment measures to Covid-19 and conditions that necessitate paternalism. The article provides an analysis of the relationship between autonomy and covert surveillance during the pandemic. It also provides the requirements for legitimizing institutional and social control.

Source Evaluation

The reason for selecting this paper is because it provides a case analysis and arguments against restriction and corrosive vaccination and arguments in favor of paternalism, which is an area of focus and concern in my thesis.

References

Dagondon, J. C. P., & Lualhati, V. R. T. (2021).Vaccine Hesitancy, Autonomy, Community, and The Trolley. DLSU Research Congress 2021.

Giubilini, A., & Savulescu, J. (2019). Vaccination, risks, and freedom: the seat belt analogy. Public Health Ethics, 12(3), 237-249.

Largent, E. A., Persad, G., Sangenito, S., Glickman, A., Boyle, C., & Emanuel, E. J. (2020). US public attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandates. JAMA network open, 3(12), e2033324-e2033324.

Lazarus, J. V., Ratzan, S. C., Palayew, A., Gostin, L. O., Larson, H. J., Rabin, K., … & El-Mohandes, A. (2021). A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine. Nature medicine, 27(2), 225-228.

Sala, R., & Sanchini, V. (2020). Mapping Policy Containment Measures to Sars-Cov-2 Pandemics: At what Conditions Paternalism is Justified. Biblioteca della libertà, 55(228).

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