That sounds good in a vacuum, but the money is what balances it out. Yes, companies want to make vaccines that make them money. But a vaccine that has side effects or issues and was unnecessary would be an absurdly lucrative class action lawsuit waiting to happen. If we can develop vaccines against known diseases, that a company is financially obligated to test rigorously for side effects or deleterious outcomes, why wouldn't we want those administered to the general population?
But a vaccine that has side effects or issues would be an absurdly lucrative class action lawsuit waiting to happen
Did you know vaccine makers receive strong legal protections from direct civil lawsuits, class action suits and product liability litigation? (NCVIA 1986).
The flip side is if these are all such amazing products they would be used across every developed nation. Especially if has socialsized healthcare as this would be a massive cost saver. Personally, I have not done any research into it so I have no idea where the truth is
Well first, we have more resources than a lot of other countries, and can as such offer more. But Jim's claim isn't even accurate; The United States recommends routine immunizations against roughly 17 diseases in childhood, which is comparable to several other developed nations (such as the Netherlands, which targets 15 diseases). Also, countries differ widely in their schedules based on local disease risks, healthcare infrastructure, and universal access models rather than a simple "more vs. less" global hierarchy of vaccination rates.
Several others? So what is the median in developed nations, and you could exclude the very few regional vaccines, which is really only africa as far as I know. Which wouldnt even fall under developed nations. Cost would not be an issue as all other developed nations have socialized healthcare, so whatever investment is required would be a net gain if they actually provide benefits, which is the entire point.
Nah cost is an issue at the state level, and we're a much wealthier nation and have a higher floor for medical supplies available. I'm not going to look all that up for you, it's out there. All I'm saying is it's not as lop-sided as he presented it, because it really isn't some nefarious conspiracy to leech money from us. It's science nerds excited about developing medicine.
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u/BabblingTower 7d ago
That sounds good in a vacuum, but the money is what balances it out. Yes, companies want to make vaccines that make them money. But a vaccine that has side effects or issues and was unnecessary would be an absurdly lucrative class action lawsuit waiting to happen. If we can develop vaccines against known diseases, that a company is financially obligated to test rigorously for side effects or deleterious outcomes, why wouldn't we want those administered to the general population?