Fuddland

After forking out fifty quid for my yellow fever vaccination, there’s a small part of me that’s slightly disappointed that I don’t seem to be suffering any of the advertised side effects; if I’d had any of the dizziness or gone slightly jaundiced, I might feel more like I’d gotten my money’s worth.

[Some might argue that not getting yellow fever for the next ten years counts as “getting one’s money’s worth”. I’m such a material boy.]

#1

Gordon | 2005 / 08 / 24 – 14:52

I say not getting yellow fever for the next ten years counts as “getting one’s money’s worth”.

But them I’m never original.

#2

Richard | 2005 / 08 / 25 – 17:53

You would only have got your money’s worth if you would otherwise have contracted yellow fever. Ideally you want to live the next ten years without the vaccine, then rewind the space-time continuum and relive the ten years again but with the vaccine. Then you’ll be in a position to judge.

#3

mrtn | 2005 / 08 / 26 – 12:44

re #2: hm, isn’t a vaccination like a kind of insurance? if you catch the nasty disease, the vacc kills the disease before the disease can kill you. if you buy fire insurance and your house burns down, insurance prevents you having to live in the street. if your house doesn’t burn down, does that make the insurance bad value?

life would be much easier if there was a control group though! ;)

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