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Im not talking about mandatory vaccination - just allowing it to happen. We don’t apply this logic for most other conditions. I was able to get vaccinated for
by Spooky23 2y ago
Im not talking about mandatory vaccination - just allowing it to happen.
We don’t apply this logic for most other conditions. I was able to get vaccinated for pneumonia in my 30s because I was a caregiver for my ailing father. It’s not a requirement to get that vaccination, but it made sense given the risk to my father.
So I guess I don’t understand why risk to my 80 year dad was worthy of preventative vaccination, but cancer risk to my current or future partners (or their partners) is not. It’s not cost, as given his health at the time, my dad would be dead in days with pneumonia.
- Retric 2y ago> Im not talking about mandatory vaccination - just allowing it to happen. It is allowed, however it isn’t subsidized because there is a high cost and minimal benefit. The pneumonia vaccine on the other hand is cheap and has a much larger benefit. People over 45 are very likely to already infected with one or more strains at which point the vaccine does almost nothing. It’s far better to give that shot to the younger partner in such relationships because they are at risk either way.
- Spooky23 2y agoNo, it’s not covered because it’s deemed to be not medically necessary. I have to find a doctor to write a script off label and pay. Your argument is logical, but isn’t the logic used for this purpose.
- Retric 2y agoNot medically necessary is a statement about cost vs utility. Many vaccines such as for rabies fall into that category for the general public. Rabies is one of the deadliest diseases on the planet and the vaccine works just fine, but not enough people get infected each year to be worth it without some other risk factor.