RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 COVID-19 vaccination and the right to take risks JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP medethics-2021-107545 DO 10.1136/medethics-2021-107545 A1 Pei-hua Huang YR 2021 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2021/10/06/medethics-2021-107545.abstract AB The rare but severe cerebral venous thrombosis occurring in some AstraZeneca vaccine recipients has prompted some governments to suspend part of their COVID-19 vaccination programmes. Such suspensions have faced various challenges from both scientific and ethical angles. Most of the criticisms against such suspensions follow a consequentialist approach, arguing that the suspension will lead to more harm than benefits. In this paper, I propose a rights-based argument against the suspension of the vaccine rollouts amid this highly time-sensitive combat of COVID-19. I argue that by suspending a vaccine rollout, a government infringes people’s right to take the risks they deem worth taking for their health. I also consider four potential objections to my argument and explain why none of them undermines my argument.There are no data in this work.