Politicians and Epidemics in the Bible Belt

The Netherlands has a high vaccination coverage, but due to a concentration of people objecting to vaccination on religious grounds in the Bible belt, several polio and measles epidemics have occurred there in the past. This article analyses how and in what way Dutch politicians responded to parents...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geurt Henk Spruyt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University School of Law 2016-07-01
Series:Utrecht Law Review
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Online Access:http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.349/