{
  "id": 12752,
  "url": "http://jme.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/52/8/540?rss=1",
  "title": "Balancing public health and individual autonomy: a study of Chinas vaccination policy",
  "summary": "The article examines China’s vaccination policy, focusing particularly on childhood immunisation and pandemic vaccines. Although China’s laws require individuals to engage in the vaccination decision-making process, the policy does not enforce mandatory vaccination through penalties. Instead, it emphasises informed decision-making, allowing and supporting individuals to choose whether to vaccinate or adopt other preventive measures based on their best health interests. The legal fram",
  "authors": "Wang, J., Zhai, X.",
  "category": "research",
  "topics": "regulation,healthcare,children-education,agents-autonomy",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "china",
  "published_at": "2026-07-22T07:45:20.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-23T05:10:49.458Z",
  "source_slug": "x-journal-of-medical-ethics-bmj",
  "source_name": "Journal of Medical Ethics (BMJ)",
  "source_homepage": "https://jme.bmj.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/12752",
  "original_url": "http://jme.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/52/8/540?rss=1",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}