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Jake 1 Jake Professor Name ENG 2 nd November 2023 Are Vaccines Truly Necessary? COVID-19 pandemic, the global health crisis that has shapeshifted the lives of millions by affecting the emotional, physical, and financial well-being of people is still out there in the world and the solution to this problem – COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines have been viewed as the key solution to ending the pandemic and bringing the world back to normalcy (Pollard et al.). But this solution is more complicated than the general public thinks. The availability, accessibility and acceptability of these vaccines are contentious across different parts of the world. This is a discussion that invokes controversy at every step. Should the COVID-19 vaccines and their implementation be mandated? If yes, who gets vaccinated? These are just some of the many questions that arise during this discussion. Vaccines mandates are a complex measure to take because they can have both positive and negative effects on the health of the vaccinated as well as on the public human rights and social justice. Through the course of this writing, I will present and analyze 4 different argumentative stances that have been taken on the issue. Of the many arguments, one of the main reasoning in favor of COVID-19 vaccine mandates is that they are necessary for the public and their need is justified. This position is held and supported by the various stakeholders which are public health care authorities, vulnerable
Jake 2 groups like the elderly population and essential workers who are at the forefront of the healthcare industry, schools and more (Maneze et al.). Public health authorities play a vital role and are held accountable for protecting the health and upholding the well-being standards of the public including limiting the spread of infectious diseases. They believe that vaccine mandates are an effective way to increase vaccination rate and develop a herd immunity (a threshold of population immunity that if attained would prevent sustained transmission of the virus). They support their argument based on the best available scientific evidence on the effectiveness and safety of the vaccines. Additionally, they also argue that vaccines are means to ensure the common good and protect the rights of others especially those who have not gotten the opportunity to get vaccinated. Alongside these public healthcare authorities, vulnerable groups are those communities that are at a higher effective risk rate such as the elderly, immunosuppressed, etc (Wilkenfeld and Johnson). These communities argue that vaccine mandates are a necessary measure to protect their rights to life especially when they cannot get vaccinated for reasons that cannot be altered. Essential workers also place importance on these vaccine mandates as a necessary measure to protect and shield themselves from COVID-19 so as to keep their health intact while making sure their services to the general public are unaffected (Giubilini et al.). The second position held is that vaccine mandates are unnecessary. The main stakeholders of this position are civil liberties groups who are concerned about the potential infringement of individual rights, vaccine-hesitant or vaccine-repulsive groups and individuals who have questions about the safety and necessity of these vaccines and religious group or minorities that may have specific practices that conflict with the application of these vaccines
Jake 3 (David Cole). Civil liberties groups are concerned about the potential infringement of rights and freedoms by the state and claim that vaccine mandates are not necessary because voluntary vaccination is sufficient to achieve high levels of immunization and reduce transmission as showcased and evidenced by the likes of Sweden, Switzerland, and other European countries. They also argue that vaccine mandates introduce an element of counterproductivity because they are capable of increasing resistance among the public and could possibly undermine the informed consent process that is a requirement for ethical vaccination (David Cole). Additionally, vaccine-hesitant individuals are ones have who objections about the safety and necessity of the COVID-19 vaccines and argue that these mandates are unnecessary because they hold the right to make their own decisions based on their preferences, beliefs, and values. Lastly, religious minorities are those that have specific practices in place that conflict the policies of the mandate (Bennett et al.). They contend that these mandates are against their cultural practices. The third view held is that vaccine mandates should be implemented with exceptions and the key stakeholders are moderate policymakers who strive to bring about balance in the public health benefits and legal experts who provide guidance on the human rights standards for vaccine mandates (Canning et al.). Moderate policymakers claim that vaccine mandates should be implemented with exemptions to those who hold valid medical reasoning, those that have religious objections against getting vaccinated, etc. They believe that vaccine mandates should be implemented with oversight and attention to ensure that the entire process fair and respectful of human dignity. Moving on, medical professionals are those groups that advise on the scientific elements of vaccine like its eligibility, implications, etc. They bring about points like how vaccine mandates should be implemented with exemptions given to those with medical
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