Both sexes are vaccinated. In the U.S., however, only boys are singled out for circumcision. Unlike vaccinations, botched circumcisions are a regular occurrence, often resulting in the need for reparative surgery or gender reassignment. Adult dissatisfaction with childhood vaccination is not commonly expressed. In the U.S. and elsewhere, however, millions of men either resent or are unhappy with their circumcision, and increasing numbers are involved in foreskin restoration methods.
Vaccination is recommended by many medical associations.
No national medical association in the world recommends infant circumcision, because it offers no significant health or medical advantage over the intact state for the vast majority of males. Unlike vaccination, motivations for circumcision are based largely on religion and social custom. One must consider these influences when they hear circumcision advocates drawing a parallel between circumcision and vaccination. The comparison between vaccination and infant circumcision, especially when advocated by a health professional, should raise red flags in the minds of the media and the general public. The intelligence and the intellectual honesty of anyone who fails to distinguish between these two interventions should be seriously questioned.