Stanowisko Komitetu Zdrowia Publicznego Polskiej Akademii Nauk w sprawie szczepień przeciw COVID-19
The Resolution of Public Health Committee Polish Academy of Science on Vaccination against COVID-19
Author(s): Włodzimierz C. Włodarczyk, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Wojciech Hanke, Bolesław Samoliński, Bogdan WojtyniakSubject(s): Public Administration, Public Law, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: COVID-19; mandatory vaccination; pandemic; Polish Academy of Science; vaccination
Summary/Abstract: Public health community worldwide encouraged by successes of former campaigns have always accepted vaccination as the most effective way to handle infectious diseases pandemics. Even before the outburst of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in many countries mandatory vaccination against many diseases, especially child related had been implemented. From among 193 countries under study in as many as 105 (54%) such obligation existed and in 62 of them (59%) at least one form of punishment or harm for those opposing was involved. Following this sort of available solutions and facing COVID-19 pandemic disaster the authors on behalf of the Public Health Committee of the Polish Academy of Science recommend to the government implementation od mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for all workers in sectors of health care, education and welfare.
Journal: Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie
- Issue Year: 18/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 193-201
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish