Conflict Resolution and Mediation for the Ethical Issue Brought by COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the doors to conflict between the interest of the state and that of the people, resulting in various ethical issues. The ethical dilemma lies in prioritizing the vulnerable and public interest (Alahmad et al., 2021). Hence, the government and medical experts decided to employ a nationwide immunization effort against COVID-19 upon the production of the vaccines. However, this resulted in the conflict between the state and the public, such that it cannot be mandated in many countries because it violates the public’s freedom to choose and decide for their welfare.
The origin of the issue began in December 2019; the first outbreak of COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan, China. The causative agent was a novel one. The experts in the field of medicine advised limiting the contact between people because the infectivity, virulence, and pathogenicity of the virus are yet to be discovered. The officials closed the borders of their respective countries and imposed nationwide lockdowns to prevent the spread of infection. The medical experts also began to seek solid solutions instead of using band-aid solutions like lockdowns and social distancing. This led to vaccines’ invention and global production and dissemination (Alahmad et al., 2021).
The main ethical issue in its dissemination lies in the right of the individuals to refuse to be vaccinated since many public and private establishments refuse to accept unvaccinated i...