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ArticleHealth science reports2023

COVID-19 vaccination in children as a global dilemma through an ethical lens: A retrospective review.

Masoud Assadi, Mehrzad Kiani, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki, Zeinab Aryanian, Zeinab M Afshar, Parvaneh Hatami

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Masoud AssadiDepartment of Medical Ethics Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Mehrzad KianiDepartment of Medical Ethics Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Ehsan Shamsi GooshkiDepartment of Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine/Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Zeinab AryanianAutoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Zeinab M AfsharClinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza, Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Kermanshah Iran.
Parvaneh HatamiAutoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3531-2907

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aims: COVID-19 pandemic led to a need to rapidly vaccinate as many people as possible. Children are an important part of the population with different characteristics which vaccinating them is a matter of great importance as it should be decided considering all aspects and ethics. Here, we present different aspects of COVID vaccination in children including the potential challenges. Methods: We searched on PubMed, Google Scholar and Scopus in this regard, and all of the relevant papers published until June 28, 2021 were included if we could access their full-texts. Results: We found various expert opinions in this regard and tried to summarized them. Saving lives has similar ethical value as preventing evitable adverse event. Accordingly, mandating the children to receive the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, needs risk-benefit weighing with special consideration of ethical challenges. Conclusion: Considering the vast range of benefits resulted from pediatric vaccination both for the children and the community, implementing the program in a scientific manner and also with the least financial expenses for the families seems to be reasonable and makes it both ethical and moral.

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COVID‐19 vaccineethical issuesmoral issuespediatric population

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PMCPMC9719287

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