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A libertarian case for mandatory vaccination
- Correspondence to Professor Jason Brennan, Department of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy, Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington DC 20057-0004, USA; jason.brennan{at}georgetown.edu
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A libertarian case for mandatory vaccination
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- Received February 22, 2016
- Revised May 2, 2016
- Accepted June 22, 2016
- First published July 11, 2016.
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December 18, 2017
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