Can One Both Contribute to and Benefit from Herd Immunity?
Publication date
2021-09-02
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White, Lucie
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Abstract
In a recent article, “Vaccine Refusal Is Not Free Riding”, Ethan Bradley and Mark Navin (2021) provide us with several reasons to doubt that vaccine refusal is a free rider problem. Here, I defend one connection between vaccine refusal and free riding and suggest that, when viewed in conjunction with their other arguments, this might constitute a reason to mandate Covid-19 vaccination.
Keywords
fairness, free riding, game theory, public good, public health, vaccination, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Citation
White, L 2021, 'Can One Both Contribute to and Benefit from Herd Immunity?', Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 157-164. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v14i2.603