A Complicated Case of Vaccine Refusal

Rebecca Rossi; Neil Rellosa; Robin Miller; Corinna L. Schultz; Jonathan M. Miller; Loren Berman; Elissa G. Miller

doi:10.1542/peds.2020-0768

A Complicated Case of Vaccine Refusal

Thomas Jefferson University
Palliative Medicine
Divisions of Infectious Diseases
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
General Pediatrics
Departments of Surgery and

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Abstract

Parents in the United States have a legal right to refuse vaccination for their children. There are, however, special circumstances under which the state may compel vaccination against parental wishes. In this Ethics Rounds article, we present the case of a young boy with sickle cell disease who was partially vaccinated against encapsulated bacteria and the ethics of whether to compel complete vaccination before splenectomy.

Original language	English
Journal	Pediatrics
Volume	146
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-0768
State	Published - 1 Oct 2020
Externally published	Yes

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