News from the world of maths: The Plus podcast: Protecting the nation
Submitted by plusadmin on December 3, 2009Thursday, December 03, 2009

Vaccination is an emotive business. The furore around the MMR vaccine and autism has shown that vaccination health scares can cause considerable damage: stop vaccinating, and epidemics are sure to follow. But how do scientists decide whether a vaccine and a vaccination strategy are effective and safe? We talk to Paddy Farrington, Professor of Statistics at the Open University. You can also read the accompanying article.
Labels: epidemiology, Health and medicine, podcast
posted by Plus @ 12:43 PM