Vaccine Mandates: Are They Right or Wrong for Your Organization?
Read the following articles:
Badar, M. (2021). Calling the shots: Balancing parental and child rights in the age of anti-vax.
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 28(1), 325–348. Ayers, S. R. (2021). Vaccinations and fundamental rights: The need for federal vaccination legislation. University of Toledo Law Review, 52(2), 353–374.
Then, put yourself in the role of the legal advisor for your healthcare institution. You are tasked with providing a report to your C-suite leadership regarding the impact of vaccine mandates.
Provide a historical overview of an individual’s right to make healthcare decisions for themselves and their children in the United States, including a discussion of how interest has changed from abortion to vaccination.
Discuss which states currently require vaccinations and under what circumstances.
Discuss the implications (negative and positive) of states requiring vaccinations.
Take a position in support of or against a federal vaccine mandate and explain why you chose your position, being sure to address its impact on education, employment, and society as a whole.
Make a recommendation and suggest a strategy regarding how your leadership should respond to vaccine mandates.
Discuss how vaccine mandates impact operational decisions in health care.
