For the Good of the Herd

This opinion piece by Arthur Allen in today's NY Times is worth reading as he describes the pitfalls of trying to vaccinate populations when the media sensationalize rare events. Tha fear of one or less deaths (among 20,000 or more recipients, depending oin the vaccine) may doom many thousands to death and disability from prevetable disease. As Spock would dsay, "the value of one must be weighed against the worth of many".