tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post7463019809677791461..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Prevention is predation?Zenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-63532164670668991832007-03-08T09:28:00.000-08:002007-03-08T09:28:00.000-08:00TSP: I'm sure Merck would be happy to hear that!De...TSP: I'm sure Merck would be happy to hear that!<BR/><BR/>Definitely worth considering though.King Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785457928646226831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-29076674849845142312007-03-03T18:36:00.000-08:002007-03-03T18:36:00.000-08:00What bothers me about all this is why they're only...What bothers me about all this is why they're only talking about vaccinating girls. Why not boys? I realize that women are the one's most adversely affected, but that's actually a non sequitor.<BR/><BR/>In any pandemic/epidemic, the most dangerous individuals are not the ones who get severely ill. The greatest menace comes from those who don't get that sick but remain highly contagious.<BR/><BR/>More lives could be saved by concentrating vaccination efforts on the potential "Typhoid Marys." So the debate here shouldn't be (IMO) whether or not we should vaccinate all girls, but whether or not we should vaccinate all children.<BR/><BR/>My two cents!!!The Science Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497373296651049624noreply@blogger.com