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Why celebrities have a moral responsibility to help promote lifesaving vaccines

  • Written by Tina Rulli, Associate Professor, Philosophy, University of California, Davis
imageMany celebrities have expressed concerns about bodily autonomy while refusing COVID-19 vaccination.Photo Illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

In the heated debate about vaccine mandates, celebrities have not hesitated to raise their voices. Most prominently, Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has stated he would rather not...

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