de Melo-Martín Inmaculada
Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Oncologist. 2006 Apr;11(4):393-6. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.11-4-393.
The recent announcement of an experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) has raised great hopes and expectations. Promising trial results, however, should not obscure ethical issues related to a vaccine's ultimate dissemination. Although lay media might view an HPV vaccine as a panacea, a more complicated ethical reality exists, touching upon public knowledge, health care disparities, and parental consent for childhood vaccination.
最近宣布的一种针对人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）的实验性疫苗带来了巨大的希望和期待。然而，有前景的试验结果不应掩盖与疫苗最终推广相关的伦理问题。尽管大众媒体可能将HPV疫苗视为万灵药，但存在一个更复杂的伦理现实，涉及公众认知、医疗保健差距以及儿童疫苗接种的家长同意问题。
