Write a paper on the Utilitarianism and an Ethical IssuePage 1: In about one page, provide FACTUAL and STATISTICAL information from at least THREE different sources about COVID, being as objective and impartial as you can. Information could be about the following: vaccines, vaccine effectiveness, hospitalizations with or without vaccines, breakthrough cases, adverse vaccine reactions, natural immunity, etc.; infection rates; death rates; ages and comorbidities; mask, lock-down and social distancing effectiveness; how it compares to other illnesses like the flu; how the United States compares to other countries; etc. By objective and impartial I mean this: I should not know which side (force or not force) you will argue having read this information. So leave out opinion, judgement, bias, commentary, accusations, etc. Since you are providing factual information here, you should probably have more citations than normal for a philosophy paper.
Page 2: In about one page, argue one side of the debate concerning whether we should force individuals to take a vaccine or not, called mandated vaccines. Try to think of an ethical argument as analogous to arguing a court case: you present your best case, starting with your strongest evidence, to try to persuade someone who is neutral or who takes the opposite view to adopt your position. If you argue that we should force people to take a vaccine, make sure your ethical reasoning is along utilitarian lines, such as: the good of the many outweighs the good of the few (the principle of utility), concern for results only (consequentialism), the end justifies the means, etc. Make sure to cite any major ideas of the theory of utilitarianism here. If you argue that we should not force people to take a vaccine, make sure your ethical reasoning is along the lines of the value of autonomy. Autonomy is the value often cited regarding a woman’s right to have an abortion; it is also behind the idea in medical ethics of the right of patients to refuse treatment; it is also embedded in the principle of the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Make sure to cite any major ideas concerning autonomy here.
