Ethical issues for vaccines and immunization

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 April 2002 Vol 2 No 4 PERSPECTIVES
 


 


 		 Nature Reviews Immunology 2, 291 -296 (2002)
 

Ethical issues for vaccines and immunization


Jeffrey B. Ulmer & Margaret A. Liu    about the authors

Preface

Vaccination is the only type of medical intervention that has eliminated a disease successfully. However, both in countries with high immunization rates and in countries that are too impoverished to protect their citizens, many dilemmas and controversies surround immunization. This article describes some of the ethical issues involved, and presents some challenges and concepts for the global community.

 

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