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I wonder if we read the same article.
by belltaco 7y ago
I wonder if we read the same article.
- tialaramex 7y agoThe article which explains how this vaccination results in a personal benefit for male patients? And so therefore we should vaccinate boys? Yes, I'd assume so. The parent I'm replying to suggests it's appropriate to vaccinate boys in order to achieve herd immunity. Herd immunity is something public health officials are interested in, but as I explained ethically individual doctors are obliged to focus on the direct benefit to their patient. "Now you are less likely to get cancer" is a direct benefit, whereas "Now somebody else you may not even have met is less likely to get cancer" is pretty hazy.