The ethics of vaccination: Basic principles must be kept in mind in any mass vaccination program

September 10, 2009

It was in the fall of 1976. Spurred by the discovery of a novel swine flu virus among sick recruits in a military camp and the prediction that this virus would lead to a pandemic, the U.S. government ordered a national vaccination campaign. It was an administrative success with 48 million Americans getting vaccinated in less than three months.  (The Vancouver Sun)