Though controversy over the HPV vaccine has been called into question, public health officials like Ebell and Lee are standing by factual scientific evidence to refute the questionable accusations.
“As an advocate for public health, the evidence tells me that the benefits are far greater than the costs,” Lee said. “If there’s evidence that there are benefits to the population, I’m not sure I could find a reason not to be an advocate.”
When it comes to political candidates shaping their platforms around public health, Ebell said the American public suffers the consequences of deciphering opinion versus factual evidence.
“I think we need to make decisions about public health based on the best available evidence and not so much on opinion or belief,” Ebell said. “Whenever someone says, ‘Well I believe this,’ or, ‘I believe that,’ you really need to ask, ‘Well, what’s the evidence?’ Hopefully we can let evidence inform those opinions.”
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