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Recent legal regulations on childhood vaccines in some Western countries

Bazı Batı ülkelerinde çocukluk çağı aşıları hakkındaki yakın dönemli yasal düzenlemeler

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Similar developments may be seen in our country.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Vaccination is a medical intervention that has the ability to protect both the individual and the society from infectious diseases.
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Key Findings & Data:In order to eliminate infectious diseases, mandatory vaccination practices have been implemented at various periods and related laws have been established.
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Conclusion & Impact:Similar developments may be seen in our country.
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⚙️Variables:aşılama · halk sağlığı · hukuk

Abstract

Introduction: Vaccination is a medical intervention that has the ability to protect both the individual and the society from infectious diseases. In order to eliminate infectious diseases, mandatory vaccination practices have been implemented at various periods and related laws have been established. On the other hand, since the start of compulsory vaccination, it has caused reactions in the society. In terms of whether children should be obliged to be vaccinated, there are different practices among countries. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the changes in vaccination legislations in Western countries in recent years and to evaluate in which direction they have evolved in the context of volunteering or compulsion.Methods: The legislations of Western countries have been scanned from online sources, and the relevant changes over the past five years have been identified and the relevant literature has been scanned.Results: In the past five years, it has been observed that legislative amendments have been made in some states of the United States of America, Italy, France, Australia and Germany, which have expanded the scope of compulsory childhood vaccines.Conclusion: In the Western world where individual freedoms are dominant and volunteerism is the general mainstay for childhood immunization, there is a tendency in recent years for vaccination to be held mandatory in various ways. Similar developments may be seen in our country.

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Giriş: Aşılama hem bireyi hem de toplumu bulaşıcı hastalıklardan koruma özelliği olan bir tıbbi müdahaledir. Bulaşıcı hastalıkları ortadan kaldırmak için çeşitli dönemlerde zorunlu aşılama uygulamaları yapılmış ve bununla ilişkili yasalar oluşturulmuştur. Öte yandan, zorunlu aşılama uygulanmaya başladığı dönemden itibaren toplumda tepkilere neden olmuştur. Aşıların uygulanmasının çocukluk çağında zorunlu tutulup tutulmaması konusunda ülkeler arasında değişik uygulamalar vardır. Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı son yıllarda Batı ülkelerindeki aşı mevzuatı değişikliklerini saptamak ve gönüllülük veya zorunluluk bağlamında hangi yöne evrildiğini değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Batı ülkelerinin yasaları çevrim içi kaynaklardan taranarak son beş yıl zarfındaki ilgili değişiklikler saptandı ve konuyla ilgili literatür tarandı. Bulgular: Son beş yıl içinde Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin bazı eyaletleri, İtalya, Fransa, Avustralya ve Almanya’da çocukluk çağı aşıları konusunda zorunluluk kapsamını genişleten yasal mevzuat değişikliklerine gidildiği görüldü. Sonuç: Özgürlükçülüğün baskın olduğu Batı dünyasında genel olarak aşılamada gönüllülük esasken, son yıllarda toplum sağlığı gerekçe gösterilerek çocukluk çağı aşılarının çeşitli yollarla zorunlu tutulmasına yönelik bir eğilim vardır. Ülkemizde de bu yönde gelişmeler olabilir.

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EPÖZTÜRK, K., GÖRKEY, Ş., SERT, G. (2020). Recent legal regulations on childhood vaccines in some Western countries. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 3, 309–316. https://ajindex.com/articles/275776

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