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Why refusing the COVID-19 vaccine isn't just immoral – it's 'un-American'

  • Written by Christopher Beem, Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
imageMany individuals are rejecting the COVID-19 vaccines for personal reasons.Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images

Decades ago I helped organize a conference that brought together vaccine skeptics and public health officials. The debate centered on what governments can and cannot demand from citizens, and what behaviors one can rightly expect from others.

I...

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