Vaccines are considered an essential public health intervention for immunization against diseases. However, the said effort is challenged by the rhetorical construction of some people who oppose it (also known as anti-vaxxers). It demonstrates a violation of basic principles of ethics, especially in facing the current COVID-19 outbreak. Discuss FIVE basic principles of ethics that the anti-vaxxers have violated. Support your arguments with proper descriptions and examples.

Vaccines are considered an essential public health intervention for immunization against diseases. However, the said effort is challenged by the rhetorical construction of some people who oppose it (also known as anti-vaxxers). It demonstrates a violation of basic principles of ethics, especially in facing the current COVID-19 outbreak. Discuss FIVE basic principles of ethics that the anti-vaxxers have violated. Support your arguments with proper descriptions and examples.

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