title: Coercion and polio eradication efforts in Moradabad.
abstract: We introduce the problem of vaccine coercion as reported in Moradabad, India. We offer commentary and critical analysis on ethical complexities at the intersection of global public health and regional political strife and relate them to broader vaccine goals. We draw upon a historical example from malaria vaccine efforts, focusing specifically on ethical and health justice issues expressed through the use of coercion in vaccine administration. We suggest how coercion is indicative of failed leadership in public health and consider community-based collaborations as models for cultivating local investment and trust in vaccination campaigns and for success in global public health initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy and Ethics; Creighton University School of Medicine; Omaha, NE USA.
authors.forename: Christy A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rentmeester
authors.affiliation: Center of Social Medicine and Community Health; Jawaharlal Nehru University; New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajib
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA USA; Division of Infectious Diseases and the Vaccine Education Center; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA USA; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA USA.
authors.forename: Kristen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Feemster
authors.affiliation: Institute of the History of Medicine; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD USA.
authors.forename: Randall M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Packard
mesh_terms: D003068:Coercion; D060740:Disease Eradication / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines
keywords: coercion; eradication; ethics; health justice; malaria; polio; public health; public health leadership; vaccines