What is the responsibility of national government with respect to vaccination? Response of Marcel F. Verweij and Hans Houweling to Ronald de Groot

A disease may be serious for society if one or more of the following apply: the associated annual rates of incidence or mortality are significant; it can spread rapidly; it can cause a large-scale epidemic; it can lead to social disruption; there are no practicable alternative means of protecting ag...

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Published inVaccine Vol. 33; no. 48; p. 6513
Main Authors Houweling, Hans, Verweij, Marcel F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 27.11.2015
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Allergy and Immunology
Councils
Disease
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs - ethics
Leerstoelgroep Filosofie
Mortality
Philosophy
Public health
Vaccination - ethics
Vaccines
WASS
Netherlands
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Summary:A disease may be serious for society if one or more of the following apply: the associated annual rates of incidence or mortality are significant; it can spread rapidly; it can cause a large-scale epidemic; it can lead to social disruption; there are no practicable alternative means of protecting against it [3]. According to current scientific thinking, the criterion of 'individual disease burden' is a pivotal consideration when determining whether a given aspect of care should be designated as essential [4].
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ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.095