Local Legal Strategies to Increase Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Lessons from New York City. Issue 3 (2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Landau, Lisa; Stark, Naomi; Chokshi, Dave A.
• Editors: Walter-McCabe, Heather; Chen, Alexander
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 50:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 613
• Page End: 618
• Publication Date: 2022
• Subjects: Vaccines -- COVID-19 -- Pandemic -- Law -- New York City; Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1017/jme.2022.71
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Abstract: Vaccine mandates played a critical role in the success of New York City's COVID-19 response. By relying on evidence as a substantive basis for the mandates and adhering to procedural requirements and precedent, New York City leveraged its position and expertise as a local governmental authority to devise mandatory vaccine policies that withstood numerous legal challenges. New York City's experience highlights the role of municipal government in mounting a meaningful public health response, and the strategies adopted by NYC may provide a blueprint for municipalities around the world facing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of future public health emergencies.