Gualano, M. R., Olivero, E., Voglino, G., Corezzi, M., Rossello, P., Vicentini, C., & Siliquini, R. (2019). Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs towards compulsory vaccination: a systematic review. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutic, 15(4), 918-931.https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1564437
As described in this annotated bibliography, many countries are now struggling with groups refusing to receive prescribed vaccines. Even though multiple studies have proved the effectiveness of mandated immunizations in maintaining immune systems, considerable resistance exists. Our goal was to conduct a comprehensive assessment of published research that assessed attitudes toward forced vaccination programs. PubMed and Scopus’s scientific databases were searched, yielding 4,198 results, 29 of which matched the inclusion requirements. Nine publications looked particularly at (HPV) vaccine, while twenty-two research looked at attitudes about obligatory vaccination programs in general. The majority of the study was done in Europe and America. As per the research reviewed, most people appear to support mandatory vaccinations, albeit opinions fluctuated between surveys. The findings reported in this analysis might be an excellent place to start learning more about vaccine apprehension and how to promote the delivery of effective immunization strategies.
Gidengil, C., Chen, C., Parker, A. M., Nowak, S., & Matthews, L. (2019). Beliefs around childhood vaccines in the United States: A systematic review. Vaccine, 37(45), 6793-6802.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.068
Although childhood vaccinations are safe and efficient, some parents refuse to immunize their kids, resulting in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses. The purpose of this systematic review was to discover and summarize the range of beliefs about childhood immunizations that were evoked using comprehensive questionnaires rather than interview ended, which are more suited for discovering ideas. Keywords for childhood vaccinations, decision-makers, opinions, and views were searched in PubMed, Reference lists, and PsycINFO to find studies that gathered primary data using a range of open-ended questions about national immunization vaccine religious views in the United States. We abstracted study designs, demographic characteristics, vaccination kinds, and vaccine opinions. We used descriptive statistics and a qualitative study to categorize beliefs into themes. Only a few research employed open-ended questionnaires to generate vaccination views. The HPV vaccine was the subject of several research that did so. Because studies were meant to identify obstacles and difficulties to immunization, vaccine safety concerns were the most generally expressed attitudes regarding pediatric vaccinations.
King, J., Ferraz, O. L. M., & Jones, A. (2022). Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and human rights. The Lancet, 399(10321), 220-222.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02873-7
This bibliography examines Mandatory vaccination programs must also adhere to the proportionality principle. The program must have a valid goal to reduce viral transmission or protect health services, as specified in the LAC19 Guidelines. The methods used must be reasonably related to the purpose. In reality, the proportion will be met if the forced vaccination program is based on specific public health recommendations. The strategy must also be required because there are no more less-harmful ways to accomplish the goal. There will be a lot of discussion on vaccine effectiveness and possible social reactions to mandated vaccination here.
Public law principles suggest judicial restraint on a topic as complicated as the epidemiological requirement of a statewide vaccination mandate. Finally, penalties and fines for failing to comply with the obligation ought to be efficient but not excessive. The policy is more vulnerable to a judicial finding of disproportionality the harsher the penalty is.
The LAC19 Standards also encourage healthy dialogue with vaccination skeptics. John Roberts, a political philosopher, famously differentiated between what is rational and what is reasonable. For some groups that are skeptical of vaccination mandate populations who have been subjected to government oppression, racism, marginalization, or negligence, vaccine reluctance may be legitimate
Stecula, D. A., Kuru, O., Albarracin, D., & Jamieson, K. H. (2020). Policy views and negative beliefs about vaccines in the United States, 2019. American journal of public health, 110(10), 1561-1563.
This bibliography’s objectives are. To see if having vaccine misconceptions, such as unfavorable ideas about vaccinations, is linked to opposing government action at all levels to increase vaccination rates. This bibliography analyzed the connection between negative vaccine perceptions and revaccination policy based on a national questionnaire of 1938 US individuals. Despite socioeconomic and demographic, and strategy factors such as gender and political affiliation, problematic negative vaccine beliefs are the strongest predictor of resistance to vaccination initiatives. Negative attitudes toward vaccines among the general public may hinder the approval or execution of measures to increase vaccination rates. Educators should make a serious effort to implement tactics to help students overcome their negative perceptions.
Maltese, H. C., Theodoridou, K., Ledda, C., Rapisarda, V., & Theodoridou, M. (2019). Vaccination of healthcare workers: is mandatory vaccination needed?. Expert review of vaccines, 18(1), 5-13.https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2019.1552141
The accompanying bibliography discusses the importance of vaccination for healthcare personnel. Medical personnel is vaccinated to protect them from contracting vaccine-preventable illnesses (VPDs) on the job and safeguard their patients and the critical healthcare infrastructure. VPD outbreaks, on the other hand, continue to pose a threat to healthcare institutions, and HCWs are regularly identified as VPD sources for susceptible patients. Given their importance as trustworthy providers of vaccine information, the rising vaccination reluctance among Healthcare workers is concerning. Only a few countries require Health care workers to be vaccinated against certain VPDs. Health workers were needed to get vaccinated against influenza a decade ago in the United States, with outstanding results. Mandatory immunizations for VPDs with high morbidity and death rates should be explored.