Covid-19 vaccination in postsecondary education: A critical policy inquiry

Claudia Chaufan

No 753uy, SocArXiv from Center for Open Science

Abstract: Since the launch of the Covid-19 global vaccination campaign, postsecondary institutions have strongly promoted vaccination, often through mandates, and the literature has identified “vaccine uptake” among postsecondary students as a problem deserving monitoring, research, and intervention. However, with the increasing recognition that vaccines do not stop viral spread, that older-age, comorbidities, and socioeconomic status are leading determinants of poor outcomes, and that many vaccine side effects disproportionately affect the young, it cannot be assumed that a risk-benefit analysis favours vaccinating postsecondary students. Drawing from critical policy studies, I appraise the expert literature on vaccine uptake in postsecondary education. I find that this literature reflects the “scientific consensus”, hardly acknowledging contradictory medical evidence, ignoring coercive elements underlying “vaccine acceptance”, and all by sidestepping ethical tensions built into the very design of vaccine policies. I discuss the implications of my findings for the role of academia in society in the Covid-19 era.

Date: 2023-01-09
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