VIEWPOINT 1 of 2: The Ethics of Vaccinations

4,148 views · Published 6 March 2015 · 12:41 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: South Florida PBS · 2015 · Education

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A recent re-emergence of the measles, thought to have originated in California with unvaccinated children, has rekindled the national debate over mandated vaccinations. Is it a parent's right to defer or refuse vaccinations? Is it unethical to pressure parents into vaccinating their children when they are uncomfortable doing so? 

Guests: 
Marin Gillis, Ph.D., Florida International University
Deborah Ann Mulligan, M.D., Nova Southeastern University
James Nickel, Ph.D., University of Miami

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