Nudges or mandates? The ethics of mandatory flu vaccination

Highlights • Influenza vaccination mandates are very effective but controversial. • Those opposing mandates believe it is unethical to remove one's choice about own health. • Behavioral economics offers choice-preserving strategies to increase vaccination. • These strategies incentivize vaccina...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2015-05, Vol.33 (22), p.2530-2535
Hauptverfasser:	Dubov, Alex, Phung, Connie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergy and Immunology Behavioral economics Bias Choice architecture Decision making Disease Employment Health care Health facilities Health Personnel - psychology Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence Health promotion Healthcare professionals Hospitals Humans Influenza Influenza vaccination Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage Influenza, Human - prevention & control Mandatory Programs - ethics Public health Tax incentives Time Factors Vaccination - ethics Vaccination - statistics & numerical data Vaccination mandates Vaccines Workers
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Influenza vaccination mandates are very effective but controversial. • Those opposing mandates believe it is unethical to remove one's choice about own health. • Behavioral economics offers choice-preserving strategies to increase vaccination. • These strategies incentivize vaccinations and help better align intentions with actions.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.03.048