Mandatory Vaccinations in the Age of COVID-19: A Clash of Autonomy and Beneficence

9 Pages Posted: 13 May 2022

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Ronald Bwana

Mount Kenya University - Mount Kenya University, Parklands Law Campus, Students

Date Written: May 12, 2022

Abstract

A Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China that then spread to other parts of the world focused international attention to the pandemic which has so far claimed the lives of 0.0125% of Kenyans. This paper focuses on constitutional questions arising out of forced vaccinations by first discussing the ethical theories that guide medical practitioners. It argues that a person’s autonomy must be exercised to its greatest extent and it cannot be overridden by public interest beneficence for protecting the general population without laws being put in place in that regard.

Keywords: Mandatory, Vaccinations, COVID-19, Autonomy, Beneficence

Suggested Citation

Bwana, Ronald, Mandatory Vaccinations in the Age of COVID-19: A Clash of Autonomy and Beneficence (May 12, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4107943 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4107943

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