It is an interesting article. Vaccinations against infectious diseases are a special case, in that there really is a positive externality in boosting herd immunity (as the author admits). I would choose a policy like that used for other vaccines (as the article documents), of waiting several years for extensive safety statistics to become available, as was done for a variety of now-mandatory vaccines.
It is an interesting article. Vaccinations against infectious diseases are a special case, in that there really is a positive externality in boosting herd immunity (as the author admits). I would choose a policy like that used for other vaccines (as the article documents), of waiting several years for extensive safety statistics to become available, as was done for a variety of now-mandatory vaccines.