立場新聞 2019/03/05 15:57
家長不應因為 MMR 和自閉症之間的所謂懲罰性關聯 (punitive association) ,而不接種疫苗。事實上,已有很強的科學證據證明兩者並無關係。
無論絕對成本如何,都應該謹記這項研究的機會成本:例如,繼續評估 MMR 與自閉症關係的假設,可能會以放棄探求更有希望的線索作為代價。
Irrespective of the absolute costs, the opportunity cost of this research should be kept in mind: For example, continuing to evaluate the MMR-autism hypothesis might come at the expense of not pursuing some of the more promising leads.