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Vol. 48 | No. 9 | September 2021
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âWe must push mandatesâ to end the COVID-19 pandemic Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan says vaccination mandates are the way to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jane Keller Gordon Contributing Writer
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enowned medical ethicist and prolific author Dr. Arthur Caplan told Fifty Plus Advocate, âI donât trust masks. Vaccination is the only solution.â
Throughout the pandemic, as a regular guest on WGBHâs Boston Public Radio show, Caplan has had a lot to say about COVID-19. He has also been featured on major radio stations, network and cable television channels, and print. Caplan also co-edited a 2017 book, âVaccination Ethics and Policy.â Deep roots in Massachusetts Caplan was raised in Framingham along with his two sisters, one of whom still lives there. Sadly, in April 2020, his mother, Natalie Caplan, succumbed from complications of COVID-19. Caplan said on Twitter, âMom â 96 died tonight in her nursing home in Framingham from covid-19. Over half the deaths in Massachusetts are in nursing homes.â After graduating from Brandeis University in Waltham, Caplan earned two masterâs degrees and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He launched his long, productive career at the University of Pennsylvania. Caplan is the founder and is now the head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York Universityâs (NYU) Langone Health and the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor at NYUâs Grossman School of Medicine. Ethicist | 12
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