Health Care & Hospital Law,
Constitutional Law
Dec. 2, 2020
Mandatory vaccinations and the Constitution
Although Americans’ willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has increased in recent weeks, current levels of support are unlikely to produce herd immunity.
David Belcher
Senior Research Fellow
California Constitution Center
Michael Belcher
Senior Research Fellow
California Constitution Center
Moderna and Pfizer recently published preliminary data showing their COVID-19 vaccines are over 90% effective and both are expeditiously seeking emergency FDA approval. That's exciting, because despite months of lockdowns, COVID-19 infections in California continue to rise exponentially. Our inability to stem the tide flows partly from the fact that many citizens have rejected even the least invasive disease-fighting techniques. Given that, we expect even more resista...
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