Do you believe that public justification is important in pub

Do you believe that public justification is important in public health policies, practices, and actions? Why or why not?

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Yes, the public health interventions must respect liberty, confidentiality of the and privacy of the people and public justification is needed during the implementation of public health policies. However, all effective means cannot be always justified ethically and over exaggeration of ethical conflicts must be avoided.

For example, in case of vaccination, certain people believe that it causes autism in their children and try to avoid it. In such cases, people must be provided with the scientific explanation and should require public support to implement the programme.