Covid-19 vaccination should be mandatory for healthcare workers
Daniel Sokol
Abstract
The Royal College of Physicians and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have spoken out against mandatory covid vaccinations for healthcare staff.The Royal College of Nursing has "significant concerns" about it.On 14 October 2021, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics called for more evidence of the need for mandatory vaccination before resorting to coercion. 1 In contrast, countries such as France, Greece, Italy, and Hungary have already made covid vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers and last week the UK's secretary of state for health and social care, Sajid Javid, said that he was "leaning towards" compulsory vaccination.So who is right?
Topics & Concepts
VaccinationHealth careCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineCoercion (linguistics)Family medicineBioethics2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPolitical scienceVirologyLawPathologyPhilosophyLinguisticsOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseHealthcare Systems and ChallengesVaccine Coverage and HesitancyEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare