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> Maybe a decade or two ago I would've been more optimistic, but it's very much in their economic interests to not have long-lasting immunity. You know the gov
by gumby 2y ago
> Maybe a decade or two ago I would've been more optimistic, but it's very much in their economic interests to not have long-lasting immunity.
You know the government pretty much subsidizes vaccines because the risk/reward profile doesn't really work for companies.
Meanwhile there is no meaningful treatment for influenza, so there is no money to be made by not making a vaccine for it.
- gumby 2y agoI don't know why this is downvoted; perhaps it was not clear that I am talking about the US federal government specifically, through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, set up by a 1986 law. Without it companies were giving up on making or developing vaccines due to liability.