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Emergency smallpox vaccination may not allow for informed consent.
2003 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Emergency smallpox vaccination may not allow for informed consent in the event of an attack.
According to published research from the United States, "In the event of a widespread biological attack involving smallpox, it may not only be morally permissible, but morally obligatory, to dispense with the ordinary requirements of informed consent for vaccination."
"The government should also commit to educating the public about the vaccine, distributing the vaccine efficiently and fairly, and ensuring access to health care to those who experience adverse events as a result of vaccination," said Ruth R. Faden and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University. "In addition, the government should provide a program of financial compensation for any persons who experience permanent disability as a consequence of vaccination ...
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...American Society for Microbiology. This study included healthy children aged 2 months, plus or minus 3 weeks, with parental informed consent. Exclusion criteria included prematurity (less than 35 weeks), acute disease, any chronic condition not permitting...
Source: HighBeam Research, Emergency smallpox vaccination may not allow for informed consent.