Convergence on Coercion: Functional and Political Pressures as Drivers of Global Childhood Vaccine Mandates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccine hesitancy is a global problem with diverse local policy responses, from voluntaristic to coercive. Between 2015 and 2017, California, Australia, France, and Italy increased the coerciveness of their childhood vaccine regimes. Despite this apparent convergence, there is little evidence of imposition, policy learning, or diffusion - the drivers that are usually discussed in scholarly literature on policy convergence. The fact that the four governments were oriented across the political spectrum, with quite different political and institutional systems, further indicates an empirical puzzle.

Methods

To better understand the drivers of enhanced vaccine mandates, a crucial issue during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global rollout, this article engages

SUBMITTER: Attwell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9818102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature