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ArticlePublic health ethics2016

Lifestyle Vaccines and Public Health: Exploring Policy Options for a Vaccine to Stop Smoking.

Anna Wolters, Guido de Wert, Onno C P van Schayck, Klasien Horstman

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Article in Public health ethics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Vaccination ethics-a sketch of moral challenges and ethical criteria].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna WoltersMaastricht University, School CAPHRI, Department of Health, Ethics, and Society.
Guido de WertMaastricht University, School CAPHRI, Department of Health, Ethics, and Society.
Onno C P van SchayckMaastricht University, School CAPHRI, Department of General Practice.
Klasien HorstmanMaastricht University, School CAPHRI, Department of Health, Ethics, and Society.
Maastricht University · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Experimental vaccines are being developed for the treatment of 'unhealthy lifestyles' and associated chronic illnesses. Policymakers and other stakeholders will have to deal with the ethical issues that this innovation path raises: are there morally justified reasons to integrate these innovative biotechnologies in future health policies? Should public money be invested in further research? Focusing on the case of an experimental nicotine vaccine, this article explores the ethical aspects of 'lifestyle vaccines' for public health. Based on findings from a qualitative study into a vaccine for smoking cessation, the article articulates possible value conflicts related to nicotine vaccination as an intervention in tobacco control. The 'vaccinization' of lifestyle disease piggybacks on the achievements of classic vaccines. Contrary to expectations of simplicity and success, quitting smoking with a vaccine requires a complex supportive network. Social justice and public trust may become important ethical challenges when deciding whether to use further public funds for research or whether to implement these innovative vaccines in the future.

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PMID27551304
PMCPMC4985897
OpenAlexW2324696369

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