EPISODE · Nov 17, 2020 · 16 MIN
203 - Can COVID-19 Vaccines Be Mandatory in the US and Who Decides?
from Public Health On Call · host Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Once COVID-19 vaccines are widely available, could they be made mandatory and, if so, what entities could enforce this? Legal and public health expert Joanne Rosen talks with Stephanie Desmon about the legislative precedent for mandatory vaccinations that dates all the way back to a 1905 Supreme Court case after a smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts. They also discuss other strategies states could consider to achieve widespread vaccination for COVID-19. KEYWORDS: vaccine mandates; policy
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203 - Can COVID-19 Vaccines Be Mandatory in the US and Who Decides?
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