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Do patients have a right to know whether their physicians are vaccinated for COVID-19?

In general, a physician should not refuse a patient simply because the individual is not vaccinated or declines to be vaccinated.

The health of the community ultimately requires that a broad range of care be available beyond crisis-driven patient needs.

One concern raised by the COVID-19 pandemic is whether physicians could provide care outside of a non-compete agreement or restrictive covenant.

Physicians have an ethical obligation to address conditions that undermine their ability to fulfill their responsibilities to provide safe, high-quality patient care.

The more readily transmissible the disease and the greater the risk to patients whom the physician comes into contact, the stronger the duty to accept immunization.

During times of extraordinary need, would it be appropriate to involve medical students in providing direct patientcare to supplement the physician workforce?