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Transcript: Mandatory Vaccines Research Vaccine Science What are vaccines? What is herd immunity? How are vaccines researched? https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines Pro-Vaccine Are vaccines effective in prevetion?(Piechotta et al., 2023). Are vaccines effective in harm reduction? (Olson et al., 2022) Are vaccine mandates normal? (Brittanica, 2025). Pro-Vax https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-schedules/child-easyread.html Vaccine Hesitant Do vaccines cause autism? (Johns Hopkins, 2025) Are vaccines safe? (Mayo Clinic, 2023) Are right infringed upon by vaccine mandates? (King et al., 2021) Anti-Vax https://www.osmosis.org/learn/COVID-19_vaccine_hesitancy References References King, J., Ferraz, O. L. M., & Jones, A. (2021). Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and human rights. The Lancet, 399(10321), 220–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02873-7 Olson, S. M., Newhams, M. M., Halasa, N. B., Feldstein, L. R., Novak, T., Weiss, S. L., Coates, B. M., Schuster, J. E., Schwarz, A. J., Maddux, A. B., Hall, M. W., Nofziger, R. A., Flori, H. R., Gertz, S. J., Kong, M., Sanders, R. C., Irby, K., Hume, J. R., Cullimore, M. L., . . . Michael, W. (2021). Vaccine Effectiveness Against Life-Threatening Influenza Illness in US Children. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75(2), 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab931 Piechotta, V., Siemens, W., Thielemann, I., Toews, M., Koch, J., Vygen-Bonnet, S., Kothari, K., Grummich, K., Braun, C., Kapp, P., Labonté, V., Wichmann, O., Meerpohl, J. J., & Harder, T. (2023). Safety and effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 in children aged 5–11 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 7(6), 379–391. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00078-0 Vaccines and immunization: What is vaccination? (2025, April 16). https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/vaccines-and-immunization-what-is-vaccination Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism. Why Do Some People Think They Do? (2025, March 19). Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-evidence-on-vaccines-and-autism Vaccines: Tough questions, straight answers. (n.d.). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/vaccines/art-20048334