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There are plenty of moral reasons to be vaccinated – but that doesn’t mean it’s your ethical duty

  • Written by Travis N. Rieder, Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
There are plenty of moral reasons to be vaccinated – but that doesn’t mean it’s your ethical dutyEthicists disagree on whether people are morally obligated to take small actions that – on their own – contribute only slightly to the collective good.Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

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