The unintended consequences of COVID-19 vaccine policy: why mandates, passports and restrictions may cause more harm than good
University of Washington · Biology of Infection · +13 more institutions
Abstract
Vaccination policies have shifted dramatically during COVID-19 with the rapid emergence of population-wide vaccine mandates, domestic vaccine passports and differential restrictions based on vaccination status. While these policies have prompted ethical, scientific, practical, legal and political debate, there has been limited evaluation of their potential unintended consequences. Here, we outline a comprehensive set of hypotheses for why these policies may ultimately be counterproductive and harmful. Our framework considers four domains: (1) behavioural psychology, (2) politics and law, (3) socioeconomics, and (4) the integrity of science and public health. While current vaccines appear to have had a…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 49.53
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 124
Authors
9- KBKevin BardoshCorresponding
University of Washington, Biology of Infection, University of Edinburgh
- ADAlex de Figueiredo
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- RGRachel Gur‐Arie
Johns Hopkins University, University of Oxford, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
- EJEuzebiusz Jamrozik
University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities
- JDJames Doidge
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre
Topics & keywords
- Harm
- Unintended consequences
- Public health
- Health policy
- Government (linguistics)
- Political science
- Vaccination
- Politics