A historical analysis of vaccine mandates in the United States military and its application to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The Department of Defense has implemented a mandate that all military personnel be vaccinated against COVID-19. This article reviews the historical precedent of vaccine mandates for United States military personnel dating back to the formation of the continental army, as well as previous controversi...

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Autores principales: Elliott, Capt Brian P., Chambers, Col Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9376337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35989135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.08.017
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Sumario:The Department of Defense has implemented a mandate that all military personnel be vaccinated against COVID-19. This article reviews the historical precedent of vaccine mandates for United States military personnel dating back to the formation of the continental army, as well as previous controversies about vaccine mandates such as the first influenza vaccine mandate and the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. The historical review discusses precedent for the current COVID-19 vaccine mandate and the reception of these vaccine mandates by military personnel. The review then discusses how these historical lessons can inform the present COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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