When it’s ethical to coerce the unvaccinated

A renowned medical ethicist weighs into a hot political debate
Professor Julian Savulescu
Professor Julian Savulescu.

When the French President, Emmanuel Macron, announced anyone not vaccinated against COVID-19 would have to pay for a test to get into a restaurant, the French proved that its famed gastronomy was no mere myth.

More than a million vaccine bookings were made in the 24 hours that followed.