Alan Dershowitz - The Case for Vaccine Mandates

Professor Dershowitz is one of the most influential civil libertarians of our time. He is also renowned and respected for his brave contrarian perspectives. This books advocacy for vaccine mandates is essential reading for all, regardless of your political leanings.

Dean Hashimoto, MD, oversees the Workplace Health and Wellness division at Mass General Brigham and is the author of The Case for Masks .

In an era in which many arguments sound like Im right, youre evil, legal scholar Alan Dershowitz makes his case without demonizing or dehumanizing those with whom he disagrees. Regardless of what you think about government vaccine mandates, this is the only way to engage in a truly liberal conversation.

Pamela Paresky, PhD, author of A Year of Kindness

The advent of the coronavirus pandemic has faced our society with more difficult questions, and more controversy, than arose during earlier pandemics and epidemics. Opposition to vaccination has arisen within political, religious, and even scientific circles. Alan Dershowitz has tapped into his wide experience as a constitutional scholar and public advocate in order to analyze the issues fairly, often ingeniously. He comes down on the side of compulsory vaccination, (with exceptions as a last resort), but he does so in a manner that should convince even the most diehard skeptic.

Harvey A. Silverglate, civil liberties and criminal defense lawyer and author of Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

Vaccines protect the individual and the community from infectious diseases. Vaccines can decrease transmission in the community and prevent the overburdening of the healthcare systems (e.g., taking up ICU beds). Vaccine mandates have played a major role in minimizing the burden of many infectious diseases. This book provides strong support for vaccine mandates in protecting communities, particularly from a legal point of view.

Kathryn Edwards, Walter Orenstein, David Stephens, authors of The Covid-19 Vaccine Guide

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Copyright 2021 by Alan Dershowitz

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Carolyn, my wife of thirty-five years, for her inspiration and constructive criticism. To my assistant Maura for producing the manuscript from my awful handwriting.

Portions of this book were reviewed and lovingly critiqued by my medical school grandchildren Lori and Lyle, who suggested correction but bear no responsibility for any errors.

Dedication

Dedicated to the frontline workers who risked their lives to save others.

Contents

Introduction:

The Libertarian Case for Vaccine Mandates