International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

More Convergence on Coercion: Reflecting on Vaccine Mandates in 2026; A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Katie Attwell 1, 2
Adam Hannah 3
1 VaxPol Lab, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
2 Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
3 School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
10.34172/ijhpm.9991
Keywords
Vaccination
Vaccine Hesitancy
Mandatory Vaccination Policy
COVID-19
Vaccine Mandates
Childhood Vaccination

Introduction

As we finalised our analysis of the adoption of mandatory policies for childhood vaccines in four high-income jurisdictions for our publication, “Convergence on Coercion,”1 every country on earth was grappling with how to drive uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. ...(Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 15, Issue 1
2026
Pages 1-4

  • Received Date 29 April 2026
  • Revised Date 07 May 2026
  • Accepted Date 09 May 2026
  • First Published Date 17 May 2026
  • Published Date 01 December 2026