On 06/13/09 13:09, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> I do understand that it is considered by some to be immoral to
>> force a medication on to the whole population
>
> Ah, but what about vaccines, where having everyone take them is far more
> effective than having only some take them?

	You mean, _most_ vaccines. ;-)

	For most vaccines (measles, etc), it's an economic decision - not a 
health one. It's cheaper to vaccinate than to treat - and also saves 
money with parents not having to take days off to take care of their 
sick children.

	That's why the HPV vaccine is having trouble, and why Gardasil et. al. 
are becoming very aggressive in advertising. If it ever becomes 
mandatory, it'll cost the (US) health industry *more* than if no one 
were vaccinated - it would be the first mandated vaccine to put a strain 
on the health care industry (resulting in lost resources for treating 
other ailments).

	All because the HPV vaccine is _much_ more expensive than the other 
mandated vaccines.

-- 
Psychoceramics: The study of crackpots.


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