COVID-19 Vaccination Policies: Ethical Issues and Responsibility.
Maricla MarroneLuigi BuongiornoAlessandra StellacciGerardo CazzatoPasquale StefanizziStefano TermitePublished in: Vaccines (2022)
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. The emergence of the reliability of vaccines, the fear of possible vaccination-related side effects, and mass-media information created situations in which families and even health professionals developed hesitations regarding the need for vaccines, with a consequent decrease in vaccination coverage. This study discusses ethical issues and responsibility for the possible side effects of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination raised by vaccination policies.