TY - JOUR T1 - Refugees, humanitarian aid and the right to decline vaccinations JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 276 LP - 277 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2014-102383 VL - 41 IS - 3 AU - A L Caplan AU - David R Curry Y1 - 2015/03/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/41/3/276.abstract N2 - Recent instances of governments and others refusing humanitarian assistance to refugees and IDPs (internally-displaced persons) unless they agreed to polio immunization for their children raise difficult ethical challenges. The authors argue that states have the right and a responsibility to require such vaccinations in instances where the serious vaccine-preventable disease(s) at issue threaten others, including local populations, humanitarian workers, and others in camps or support settings. ER -