Herd Immunity and Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Does the Theory Justify the Law?

By VSCM | February 8, 2015

Oregon Law Review 2014 Volume 93 Number 1 ABSTRACT Compulsory childhood vaccination is a cornerstone of U.S. public health  policy.  All  fifty  states  compel  children  to  vaccinate  against many  infectious  diseases  to  achieve  so-called  herd  immunity,  a scientific  theory  that  attempts  to  explain  how  societies  protect themselves against infectious disease. This  Article  explores  both  the …

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