The legal aspects of compulsory vaccinations

Anna Ulicka

doi:10.25167/osap.2182

Published: 2020-10-28

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2020)

The legal aspects of compulsory vaccinations

Anna Ulicka

The Opole Studies in Administration and Law

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.2182

Abstract

The legal aspects of preventive vaccinations are one of the elements of broadly understood sanitary law and medical law. Protective vaccinations, as one of the fundamental measures in the protection of public health, are undoubtedly an extremely efficient method for battling numerous infectious diseases. The effective implementation of the universal vaccination obligation, imposed by the legislator, ensures a high level of the population immunization and prevents the epidemic spread of infectious diseases.

Keywords:

vaccination obligation, public health, avoiding obligation, patients’ rights, administrative enforcement, adverse event following immunization (aefi)

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Ulicka, A. (2020). The legal aspects of compulsory vaccinations. The Opole Studies in Administration and Law, 18(2), 95–106. https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.2182

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