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Radicalizing moral conservatism in herd immunity during COVID-19.

Jan Gresil S Kahambing
Published in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2021)
The concept of herd immunity during the coronavirus disease 2019 is constantly changing. The World Health Organization's current focus is on vaccination. With ties to the bioethics of autonomy and exemptions to mandatory vaccinations, the problem is that moral conservatism tends not to cooperate in the rollouts. Radical means can be applied not just to the concept but also its application, emphasizing the need to depart from conservative hindrances to public health.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • coronavirus disease
  • decision making
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • global health