Blog Symposium on Mandatory Vaccination

The WHO identified vaccine hesitancy as a major global threat – in 2019. The threat still seems relevant. The issue of whether people may be compelled to accept a Covid-19 vaccination,

Widespread vaccination aims to achieve herd immunity for a population, a situation where up to 95% (for some diseases) of the population attains immunity. It seeks to eradicate the disease

Is the 'voluntary' use of vaccine certification a softer answer to mandatory vaccination? Given the legal and ethical concerns around mandatory vaccination, there has been much interest in what looks

By Tom Douglas (external contributor) Suppose a cyclist is careering down the hill towards your child. Through no fault of his own, he has lost control of the bike. The

Digital vaccination certificates involve making many promises. Few can realistically be kept. In this post, we highlight how immunity certificates are characterised by both the concepts of performance and performativity, and examine particularly problematic 'theatres' where this occurs.