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In reply to the discussion: Can you put down your pitchfork long enough to discuss the root causes of the anti-vax problem? [View all]whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)consequences of not doing what people want and they don't want anything with the word mercury in it.
And as I posted below- I put most of the problem on #1 and #2. The mercury is just giving anti-vax people more leverage. Take it away and they've got one less excuse. That seems to be worth funding as part of public health policy.
"President Obama announced today the budget will contain $15,000,000 to fund new vaccination health initiative to include radio and tv spots and research money for vaccine development"
But that still doesn't solve the out of pocket expenses:
Vaccination prices have gone from single digits to sometimes triple digits in the last two decades, creating dilemmas for doctors and their patients as well as straining public health budgets. Here in San Antonio and elsewhere, some doctors have stopped offering immunizations because they say they cannot afford to buy these potentially lifesaving preventive treatments that insurers often reimburse poorly, sometimes even at a loss.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/03/health/Vaccine-Costs-Soaring-Paying-Till-It-Hurts.html?_r=0