Open AccessVaccine Refusal Is Still Not Free Riding
Author(s) -
Ethan Bradley,
Mark C. Navin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
erasmus journal for philosophy and economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1876-9098
DOI - 10.23941/ejpe.v14i2.646
Subject(s) - herd immunity , free riding , white (mutation) , immunity , virology , medicine , vaccination , immunology , biology , immune system , economics , genetics , incentive , gene , microeconomics
In a recent article, "Can One Both Contribute to and Benefit from Herd Immunity?", Lucie White (2021) argues that vaccine refusal is more like free riding than we have claimed that it is. Here, we critically reply to White’s arguments.