🦠 Here's an idea: should governments pay people to get a Covid-19 vaccine?
Is paying for vaccinations an ingenious idea that will save lives and livelihoods? Or is it an undue government intrusion into people’s lives? bloom.bg/3fkJyGR
Is paying for vaccinations an ingenious idea that will save lives and livelihoods? Or is it an undue government intrusion into people’s lives? bloom.bg/3fkJyGR
Those are questions posed by Peter Coy, who says it's a debate the world needs to have.
💉 The news out of vaccine trials have been promising, but ultimately it's meaningless if people don't take them.
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💉 The news out of vaccine trials have been promising, but ultimately it's meaningless if people don't take them.
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The idea of paying people to take care of themselves isn't new, Coy writes.
There are health insurance providers that reduce or waive premiums if you exercise frequently. That actually punishes those who don't participate, but it feels less coercive. bloom.bg/3fkJyGR
There are health insurance providers that reduce or waive premiums if you exercise frequently. That actually punishes those who don't participate, but it feels less coercive. bloom.bg/3fkJyGR
So why is it controversial when it comes to a vaccine? First, it would cost a lot.
But more subtle is the idea that buying and selling "increasingly governs the way of life," Michael Sandel has said. “It is time to ask whether we want to live this way.”
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But more subtle is the idea that buying and selling "increasingly governs the way of life," Michael Sandel has said. “It is time to ask whether we want to live this way.”
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