Policy & Ethics

The Long and Winding Road

Research going back many years has shown that vaccine mandates tend to backfire. Forcing people to get shots they don't want often exacerbates their skepticism.

Years from now, healthcare professionals, economists, public health officials, and policymakers will evaluate the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and the world.

The study began with 18 and 19-year-old Danish men invited to participate in an online survey. Of the roughly 14,000 invitations, 39% of them accepted and completed the survey.

A bit of ethical background As a physician, I try as best I can to follow the four pillars of American medical ethics.

This is an easy document to poke fun. It is full of cultural new-speak that can be jarring when heard, let alone considered. The whitepaper provides guidelines for healthcare’s more formal speech in journal articles, presentations, and policy.

Alas, not. This is about decision-making when views conflict regarding whether personal liberty outweighs public rights, health, and safety.  This is about judicial ego - and who gets to fill the vacant shoes left by Justice Scalia.

California children 12 years and older may soon be allowed to get COVID-19 vaccines without their parents' consent if Senate Bill 866 (SB866

Public health officials have tried desperately to answer this question for the better part of two years: how do you convince the intransigent minority of vaccine-hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves and get a COVID shot?

But as I wrote back in October: