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An ethical analysis of vaccinating children against COVID-19: benefits, risks, and issues of global health equity

2021-11-29

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COVID-19 vaccination of children has begun in various high-income countries with regulatory approval and general public support, but largely without careful ethical consideration. This trend is expected to extend to other COVID-19 vaccines and lower ages as clinical trials progress. This paper provides an ethical analysis of COVID-19 vaccination of healthy children. Specifically, we argue that it is currently uncl...

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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17234.2

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