How Many and When?
When the subject of whether or not to implement a HPV mass vaccination campaign came up for debate in the Irish house of parliament in Nov  2008, there was disagreement on how many lives it might save.
The opposition party's health spokesman, Dr James Reilly,  interpreting figures from a Cost-Benefit Analysis by 'The Health Information and Quality Authority' claimed that
"It is the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) who is wrong when he says 51 Deaths cannot be averted".
(Obviously, the Taoiseach had a different view).

Should I be getting this?..
Fortunately for the ordinary Irish citizen, or to be exact, the U-14 schoolgirl-target of the injection, the actual number of lives saved (or not) by the proposed mass vaccination of 12 year olds is easy to work out.  Thus we can spare ourselves from that most undesirable of predicaments - having to take the word of a politician about anything. 
So, by knowing some basic statistics concerning cervical cancer mortality rates and vaccine effectiveness, one can calculate that which, for their own reasons, our political leaders have trouble agreeing on.  
In order to provide encouragement to the youngsters to follow this act of self-empowerment, ComeLook.Org is throwing in 2 tickets ("The Fame Package") to see Lady Gaga in concert in Dublin in October. 
Winner will be drawn at random from those who choose the mathematically correct answers (from multiple choice).  Closing date is 30 Sep. 

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