Public values to guide childhood vaccination mandates: A report on four Australian community juries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Governments use vaccination mandates, of different degrees of coerciveness, to encourage or require childhood vaccination. We elicited the views of well-informed community members on the public acceptability of using childhood vaccination mandates in Australia.

Methods

Four community juries were conducted in Canberra, Launceston, Cairns and Melbourne, Australia between 2021 and 2022. We recruited 51 participants from diverse backgrounds, genders and ages through random digit dialling and social media. Two juries were held in metropolitan areas, and two in regional/rural settings. Outcome measures included jury verdicts and reasons in response to structured questions.

Results

All juries were concerned about collective protection and individual rights but prio

SUBMITTER: Degeling C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature