For the second article, I think the whole idea of herd immunity is really interesting. Especially in the US, I think we have the mindset of thinking of our health as a very personal thing. I think we sometimes get carried away with the idea of individual decisions, for example the resistance against policies making fast food healthier (people should make their own eating decisions). If your health is very likely to impact the health of others, and very rapidly, I think it makes a lot of sense for that decision to be influenced.

I think Kat's response to the first article was super interesting- I'm really curious to learn more about the concept of combining health care and health insurance providers. Also, I was wondering whether somehow less frequent mammograms could end up being more effective since that would mean less of a cost for women and something more women would be willing to invest in?