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ArticleJournal of bioethical inquiry2022

A Clinician's Obligation to be Vaccinated: Four Arguments that Establish a Duty for Healthcare Professionals to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19.

Johan Christiaan Bester

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Article in Journal of bioethical inquiry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Johan Christiaan BesterKirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2040 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89102, USA. johan.bester@unlv.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8038-6454

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper defends four lines of argument that establish an ethical obligation for clinicians to be vaccinated against COVID-19. They are:(1) The obligation to protect patients against COVID-19 spread;(2) The obligation to maintain professional competence and remain available for patients;(3) Clinicians' role and place in society in relation to COVID-19;(4) The obligation to encourage societal vaccination uptake.These arguments stand up well against potential objections and provide a compelling case to consider acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination a duty for all clinicians. This duty brings with it the implication that vaccine refusal amounts to a dereliction of the professional's ethical obligations, which means such clinicians should be subject to disciplinary action. Furthermore, this duty provides grounding for mandatory vaccination policies for clinicians.

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COVID-19Attitude of Health PersonnelCOVID-19 VaccinesHealth PersonnelHumansVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19 vaccineMandatory vaccinationObligations of cliniciansProfessional ethicsVaccination

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PMID35362931
PMCPMC8972764

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