Resistenza alla vaccinazione: Riflessioni filosofiche su cause, legittimità e prospettive di intervento

In spite of its well-established scientific credentials, pediatric vaccination in high-income countries has always been controversial, and no it is especially so in the Italian context. Vaccine hesitancy is a range of attitude that goes from the explicit refusal of any shot and anti-vax campaigning to skepticism and vaccine cherry-picking. This group of essays tackles the phenomenon from different angles. The first two essays indagate its origins, and point to neurocognitive facts, social facts, and diminished trust in the healthcare system. The third one focuses on the role of linguistic metaphors in pro-vax and anti-vax campaigns. The last two contributions analyse the various possible institutional responses (mandatory vaccination, obligation with exemptions, recommendation, and nudging), and on the concept freedom of choice, from the point of view of ethics and legal philosophy.