ChristianKl comments on Open Thread, Feb. 2 - Feb 8, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 05 February 2015 04:35:55PM 3 points [-]

My last vaccination was when I was 8 in Germany. There was noone in my teenage years. I'm now 28. I'm male. To what extend is it worthwhile for me to go to a doctor now for vaccination?

Comment author: Nornagest 05 February 2015 07:21:42PM *  3 points [-]

That depends what vaccines you got as a child. In the States, the HPV and MVC4 vaccines are normally given after age eight, along with tetanus booster shots every decade or so, but I have no idea how Europeans do it.

It's something to ask a real doctor, but I do think it'd be worth asking -- assuming a similar schedule, there's a good chance you missed a couple of shots, and you're certainly due for a tetanus booster.

Comment author: alienist 07 February 2015 06:34:38AM 6 points [-]

My understanding is that the US schedule is much more aggressive than the European one.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 05 February 2015 07:00:02PM 1 point [-]

HPV vaccination is important, especially as men are the carrier-transmitters.

Comment author: Lumifer 05 February 2015 04:49:31PM 1 point [-]

This question makes no sense for vaccination "in general" -- each vaccination against a specific disease is its own separate decision driven, I guess, by how likely do you think you'll find yourself exposed to these specific pathogens.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 07 February 2015 05:40:46PM 0 points [-]

"Worthwhile" implies cost-benefit analysis. What's the cost to you? In the U.S., if you have health insurance, vaccinations are typically covered. So the cost is pretty much an hour or so of your time and some minor discomfort.

Comment author: ChristianKl 07 February 2015 09:43:17PM 1 point [-]

I live in Germany, so I do have health insurance.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 08 February 2015 12:13:58AM 0 points [-]

Ah, I misunderstood — you wrote "when I was 8 in Germany" so I took that to mean that you weren't in Germany any more, so I fell back to the prior probability. Anyway, go see a doctor. :)

Comment author: ChristianKl 08 February 2015 09:14:01PM 1 point [-]

I wrote that to point out that I do have the kind of vaccinations that German people usually have at age 8.