Bioethics and mass childhood vaccination

Abstract

Vaccinesare consideredoneofthegreatestachievementsofmankindinthe controlanderadicationofinfectiousdiseasesandalsooneofthemostcontroversialbiomedicaltechniquesandgreatercontroversyconside-ringtherisksofsideeffectsandtheircompulsoryuseinmillionsofhealthychildren.Thecurrentparadigmofpreventivemassvaccinationhasbeenchallengedinrecentdecadesbychangesinrelationshipswithimmu- nization,improvementofsanitaryconditionofpopulationsandtheemergenceofuniversaldeclarationsfor humanprotection.Thus,thepresentworkaims toanalyzethemasschildhoodvaccinationfromtheperspectiveofbioethicsintheindividualandcollectivecontextandcreateanenvironmentfordiscussionofethical reflectiononvaccinationprograms.Weconcludethatdenewbioethics’approachproposesanewtheoreticaland methodological framework that can be used for theethical debate of current health policies.

Keywords:

Bioethics, Mass vaccination, Adverse effects, Health policy, Brazil
Vol. 21 No. 2 (2013): Revista Bioética

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Bioethics and mass childhood vaccination. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2013 Aug. 8 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];21(2). Available from: https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/812