Vaccination against infectious diseases: international standards of patient's rights

Abstract

Introduction: The spread of infectious diseases, the increasing number of people who refuse immunization, the study of international standards of patient’s rights during immunization in modern conditions are relevant in modern medical law. The aim: The aim of this research is clarification of patient’s rights international standards for vaccination against infectious diseases and ways of their further implementation in Ukraine. Materials and methods: The research is conducted using general and special scientific methods (philosophical-dogmatic, dialectical, logical-normative, system-functional and comparative-legal analysis, statistical and others). The analysis of documents and statistics of international institutions, in particular, the United Nations (UN), the Council of Europe (CE), the World Medical Association (WMA), legal acts of different countries, the judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and other courts on human (patient) rights and their compliance with immunization (86 court decisions), and questionnaires is conducted. The views of V. Pashkov [1−3], L. Udovyka [2], N. Gutorova [3] and other researchers are studied. Conclusions: International standards of patient’s rights for vaccination against infectious diseases and standards when compulsory of vaccination is not violation of international standards of patient’s rights are identified in the study. Suggestions are made regarding the future implementation of such standards in health care system of Ukraine.