Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication

This review article is part of a special supplement on “Comprehensive Control of HPV Infections and Related Diseases.” At the time of its writing, prophylactic vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) in pre-adolescent females had been introduced in most developed countries, supported by modeled evaluations that had almost universally found vaccination of pre-adolescent females to be cost-effective. Vaccination of pre-adolescent males had been shown to be cost-effective at a cost per vaccinated individual of ~US$400-500 if…

This article addresses whether a single value of statistical life (VSL) should be applied to all age groups or whether lower values should be used for the elderly, recognizing that their life expectancies are shorter than those of younger people. Surveys of different age groups' willingness to pay (WTP) for mortality-risk reductions can potentially help resolve this issue. The 36 studies reviewed suggest that the literature is split on whether older people have a lower WTP…

This digital collection includes portals that provide scientific articles and evidence-based resources about COVID-19 that are freely accessible to anyone, without a subscription. Portals are hosted by major health organizations, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and World Health Organization (WHO); leading public health and clinical medicine journals such as The Lancet, JAMA, BMJ and The New England Journal of Medicine; and publishing groups such as Wiley Online Library, Elsevier, and Springer Nature.…