ethics of vaccines

Question 1

inability to get vaccinated due to health issues

Answer 1

allergic reactions
preservations leading to health issues

Question 2

social factors

Answer 2

ethical concerns with the use of animals to produce vaccines

ethical concerns with the use of human tissue to produce vaccines

ethical concerns with informed consent

ethical concerns with testing on animals

concerns about promoting sexual activity in teenagers

availability

Question 3

cultural factors

Answer 3

religious beliefs- the vaccine contains pork or a part of an animal that the religion says you can’t eat.

Question 4

economic factors

Answer 4

cost of vaccine- in poorer countrys

commercialisation

Question 5

risks with the production and use of vaccines

Answer 5

allergic responses-cultured in egg/yeast

cross-species disease introduction

tested during clinical trials

TGA approval required

Question 6

ethical concerns with the production and use of vaccines

Answer 6

manufactured in living cells- treatment of animals

stem cells from foetal tissue

testing of vaccines- exploitation of uneducated populations, animal testing

decisions for parents

HPV- girls are to young to be discussing matters of STVs

use of preservatives such as formaldehyde, phenol, aluminium etc

Question 7

participation

Answer 7

1. social, economic or cultural background
2. education in a population
3. traditional healers preferred over evidence-based medicine
4. alternative medicine advise
5. full participation is important for protection against preventable diseases- herd immunity relies on it