Should we all get the seasonal flu vaccine? An introduction to cost-benefit.
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In this episode, David discusses the moral imperative behind the COVID-19 vaccine and how it differs from the seasonal flu vaccine. He talks about cognitive dissonance and finally introduces a theme that will be revisited in a future episode, the cost-benefit analysis.
Contents:
- COVID-19 vaccines
- seasonal flu vaccinations
- Is there a moral imperative to get vaccinated?
- blood donation
- organ donation
- cost-benefit analysis
- cognitive dissonance
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Links:
Cognitive dissonance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
Cost-benefit analysis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost%E2%80%93benefit_analysis
Chapters
1. Vaccines/cost-benefit (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:01:40)
3. Is there a moral imperative to get vaccinated? (00:03:28)
4. Flu vaccine (00:05:22)
5. Blood donation (00:07:16)
6. Cost-benefit analysis (00:08:57)
7. Cognitive dissonance (00:13:01)
8. Summing up (00:18:10)
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