The Pandemic of the Unvaccinated: John Stuart Mill and Mandates

By Brian M. Cummings, MD and John J. Paris, SJ, PhD John Stuart Mill proclaimed, “Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”  Mill’s statement appears to come in conflict with public health expert mitigation recommendations. How can we mitigate a pandemic when individual sovereigns chose not to follow these recommendations.  The United States is experiencing a fourth surge of Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations related to the delta variant.  This is despite the profound effectiveness of available vaccines in preventing serious illness, hospitalization and death related to Covid-19.   Masks…
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