Vaccination Ethics And Policy: An Introduction With Readings (Basic Bioethics)

Synopsis

Vaccination Has Long Been A Familiar, Highly Effective Form Of Medicine And A Triumph Of Public Health. Because Vaccination Is Both An Individual Medical Intervention And A Central Component Of Public Health Efforts, It Raises A Distinct Set Of Legal And Ethical Issues--from Debates Over Their Risks And Benefits To The Use Of Government Vaccination Requirements--and Makes Vaccine Policymaking Uniquely Challenging. This Volume Examines The Full Range Of Ethical And Policy Issues Related To The Development And Use Of Vaccines In The United States And Around The World. Forty Essays, Articles, And Reports By Experts In The Field Look At All Aspects Of The Vaccine Life Cycle. After An Overview Of Vaccine History, They Consider Research And Development, Regulation And Safety, Vaccination Promotion And Requirements, Pandemics And Bioterrorism, And The Frontier Of Vaccination. The Texts Cover Such Topics As Vaccine Safety Controversies; The Ethics Of Vaccine Trials; Vaccine Injury Compensation; Vaccine Refusal And The Risks Of Vaccine-preventable Diseases; Equitable Access To Vaccines In Emergencies; Lessons From The Eradication Of Smallpox; And Possible Future Vaccines Against Cancer, Malaria, And Ebola. The Volume Intentionally Includes Texts That Take Opposing Viewpoints, Offering Readers A Range Of Arguments. The Book Will Be An Essential Reference For Professionals, Scholars, And Students. -- Publisher's Description Enduring Themes In Vaccination History And Ethics. The History Of Vaccines And Immunization: Familiar Patterns, New Challenges / Alexandra Minn Stern And Howard Markel -- Immunity For The People: The Challenge Of Achieving High Vaccine Coverage In American History / James Colgrove -- The Age-old Struggle Against The Antivaccinationists / Gregory A. Poland And Robert M. Jacobson -- Ethics And Immunization Policy: Promoting Dialogue To Sustain Consensus / Chris Feudtner And Edgar K. Marcuse -- Issues In Vaccine Research And Development. The Vaccine Industry (excerpt) / R. Gordon Douglas And Vijay B. Samant -- A Global Roadmap Is Needed For Vaccine Research, Development, And Deployment / Adel Mahmoud -- Making Practical Markets For Vaccines / Donald W. Light -- Ethical Issues In International Vaccine Research And Development / Robert J. Levine -- Thorny Issues In The Ethics Of Aids Vaccine Trials / Seth Berkley -- The Vaccine (excerpt) / Michael Specter --^ Ethical Considerations In Biomedical Hiv Prevention Trials (excerpt) / Unaids. Vaccine Regulation, Risk-benefit Assessments, And Safety. Immunization In The United States (excerpt) / Lance E. Rodewald [and Others] -- Addressing The Vaccine Confidence Gap (excerpt) / Heidi J. Larson [and Others] -- A Half-century Of Prevention--the Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices / Jason L. Schwartz And Adel Mahmoud -- The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program / Katherine M. Cook And Geoffrey Evans -- Rationalizing Vaccine Injury Compensation / Michelle M. Mello -- Mercury, Vaccines, And Autism: A Tale Of Shifting Hypotheses / Jeffrey S. Gerber And Paul A. Offit -- Wakefield's Article Linking Mmr Vaccine And Autism Was Fraudulent (excerpt) / Fiona Godlee, Jane Smith, And Harvey Marcovitch -- Vaccination Requirements And Responses To Vaccine Hesitancy. Compulsory Vaccination And Conscientious Or Philosophical Exemptions: Past, Present, And Future / Daniel A. Salmon [and Others] --^ Vaccine Refusal, Mandatory Immunization, And The Risks Of Vaccine-preventable Diseases / Saad B. Omer [ And Others] -- Fatal Exemption / Paul A. Offit -- Politics, Parents, And Prophylaxis--mandating Hpv Vaccination In The United States / R. Alta Charo -- Lessons From The Failure Of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine State Requirements / Jason L. Schwartz [and Others] -- Responding To Parental Refusals Of Immunization Of Children / Douglas S. Diekema And The American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Bioethics -- Influenza Vaccination Of Healthcare Personnel: Revised Society For Healthcare Epidemiology Of America (shea) Position Paper (excerpt) / Thomas R. Talbot [and Others] -- Pandemics And Bioterrorism: The Role Of Vaccine Preparedness And Response. Who Should Get Influenza Vaccine When Not All Can? / Ezekiel J. Emanuel And Alan Wertheimer --^ Ethical Vaccine Distribution Planning For Pandemic Influenza: Prioritizing Homeless And Hard-to-reach Populations (excerpt) / Kristy Buccieri And Stephen Gaetz -- Poverty, Wealth, And Access To Pandemic Influenza Vaccines / Tadataka Yamada -- Negotiating Equitable Access To Influenza Vaccines: Global Health Diplomacy And The Controversies Surrounding Avian Influenza H5n1 And Pandemic Influenza H1n1 / David P. Fidler -- Safeguarding Children: Pediatric Medical Countermeasure Research (executive Summary) / Presidential Commission For The Study Of Bioethical Issues -- Protecting Our Children From Bioterrorism Requires Testing Of Anthrax Vaccine / Tia Powell -- Global Vaccination And Disease Eradication Programs. Rethinking Global Access To Vaccine (excerpt) / Dave. A Chokshi And Aaron Kesselheim -- Improving Access To Vaccines Through Tiered Pricing / Seth Berkley -- Ethical Considerations For Vaccination Programs In Acute Humanitarian Emergencies / Keymanthri Moodley [and Others] --^ Lessons From The Eradication Of Smallpox: An Interview With D. A. Henderson (excerpt) / D. A. Henderson And Petra Klepac -- Intimidation, Coercion, And Resistance In The Final Stages Of The South Asian Smallpox Eradication Campaign (excerpt) / Paul Greenough -- Is There An Ethical Obligation To Complete Polio Eradication? / Claudia I. Emerson And Peter A. Singer -- Letter From Public Health Deans Regarding Fictional Vaccination Campaigns In The Search For Osama Bin Laden And Response From The White House -- Frontiers In Vaccination. A Handful Of Antipoverty Vaccines Exist For Neglected Disease, But The World's Poorest Billion People Need More / Peter Hotez -- Vaccines Against Stimulants: Cocaine And Methamphetamine (excerpt) / Thomas Kosten [and Others] -- Anti-cancer Vaccines--a One-hit Wonder (excerpt) / Justin H. K. Liu -- Synthetic Generation Of Influenza Vaccine Viruses For Rapid Response To Pandemics (excerpt) / Philip R. Dormitzer, Pirada Suphaphiphat, And Colleagues --^ Vaccines Against Malaria (excerpt) / Amed Ouattara And Matthew B. Laurens -- Randomized Controlled Trials For Ebola: Practical And Ethical Issues / Clement Adebamowo, Oumou Bah-sow, And Colleagues -- Evaluating Ebola Therapies--the Case For Rcts / Edward Cox, Luciana Borio, And Robert Temple. Edited By Jason L. Schwartz And Arthur L. Caplan. Includes Bibliographical References.