From Disinformation to International Policies in Tackling Anti-Vaccination Movements
From Disinformation to International Policies in Tackling Anti-Vaccination Movements

Author(s): Mihaela Daciana Natea
Subject(s): Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Health and medicine and law, Fake News - Disinformation
Published by: Publishing Inc. European Readings & Prodifmultimedia/Editura Napoca Star
Keywords: global governance; international organizations; vaccination; national and international policy;
Summary/Abstract: Children vaccination against incurable or dangerous diseases is optional in many countries with arguments ranging from human right aspects concerning the medical treatment to the “unadmitted” dangers of the vaccine. Per se the vaccination optionality is not a problem until a significant part of the population refuses vaccination. The latest measles epidemic in the USA is a clear example of the dangers that can emerge from an extended vaccination refusal. In a world where global efforts are being made, through international organizations such as WHO, UNICEF, UNDP or ONG’s such the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to eradicate diseases through vaccinations, individuals refuse, consciously, the immunizations on subjective grounds, jeopardizing public health. The article follows the international means used to control this practice and also some national rule enforcements in the field. Doing so, we will try to identify a viable way to, at least, contain the practice, internationally and nationally.

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