A village elder must protect 20 villagers from a rapidly spreading plague.

A village elder must protect 20 villagers from a rapidly spreading plague. Inoculating them requires a limited, untested vaccine that will kill the elder.

• 72% chose: Administer the vaccine to all 20 villagers. (34 people)
• 28% chose: Withhold the untested vaccine from all villagers. (13 people)

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