Policy considerations for mandatory COVID_19 vaccination from the Collaboration on Social Science in Immunisation

Abstract

Public attention is increasingly turning towards how Australia can achieve the very high vaccination coverage needed for optimal control of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. Governments and businesses have already mandated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination for workers in certain sectors, and vaccination is now required for domestic air travel to Western Australia. International air travel is likely to involve vaccination requirements in future, as is already the case in other countries. Each new outbreak, with its restrictive public health measures, will see public pressure to mandate COVID-19 vaccination in other settings where people gather.