11-21-2020, 05:47 PM
Pay people $1500 to get vaccinated.
It is a stimulus and a vaccination campaign in one.
BC
It is a stimulus and a vaccination campaign in one.
BC
(11-21-2020, 05:47 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Pay people $1500 to get vaccinated.
It is a stimulus and a vaccination campaign in one.
BC
(11-21-2020, 07:26 PM)dabigv13 Wrote: The optics of paying people to take a still experimental vaccine....it seems a bit off and I'm certain some people will have problems with it. But I like it in theory.
(11-21-2020, 07:47 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(11-21-2020, 07:26 PM)dabigv13 Wrote: The optics of paying people to take a still experimental vaccine....it seems a bit off and I'm certain some people will have problems with it. But I like it in theory.
I would not deploy it until the vaccines are fully approved (not just the EUA), although I would retroactively give out the stimulus to anyone who got it under the EUA (or as part of a clinical trial).
Mick, I would not vary the amount based on risk for two reasons. First, it's a stimulus on top of an incentive to vaccinate and I don't know that you would want to give the unemployed thirty-year old with no risk factors less than a well-payed doctor. Second, remember that vaccines protect not just the recipient but also any people who could catch the virus from the vaccine recipient were the recipient to get sick. So, we want to vaccinate young people without risk factors (eventually) so as to protect the 5% of individuals for whom the vaccine is not effective by reducing the prevalence of the virus (herd immunity).
Snorlax, I'm not a lawyer, so maybe I shouldn't opine here, but I'm not sure what the basis for lawsuits would be (though just because there isn't a basis doesn't mean that there won't be a lawsuit). No one is being forced to get a vaccine against their will, and we already have strong incentives for vaccination (such as requiring vaccines prior to entry into school). I guess that there might be a select number of people who cannot get a vaccine for medical reasons (though the fact that there will be vaccines that are not from live viruses probably eliminates the most common medical reason not to get vaccinated).
I do agree that there will be limited supply until next spring at the earliest, so maybe don't put anything in place until then.
BC
(11-21-2020, 11:18 PM)M T Wrote: What about people that can't be vaccinated for whatever medical reason? Then there's the whole freedom of religion issue.
(11-21-2020, 11:45 PM)oregontim Wrote: What do you do about people like me, in my seventies, anxious to get the vaccine, no need to pay me. Don’t let the bureaucracy around payments interfere with me getting vaccinated as soon as I can.
(11-21-2020, 11:45 PM)oregontim Wrote: What do you do about people like me, in my seventies, anxious to get the vaccine, no need to pay me. Don’t let the bureaucracy around payments interfere with me getting vaccinated as soon as I can.
(11-23-2020, 04:49 AM)2006alum Wrote:I would apply a means test, scaling down, though not to zero - maybe a hundred dollars.(11-21-2020, 05:47 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Pay people $1500 to get vaccinated.
It is a stimulus and a vaccination campaign in one.
BC
Former presidential candidate John Delaney already getting traction with this idea, at least on Twitter:
And it's a great idea!
(11-23-2020, 12:28 PM)Genuine Realist Wrote: I would apply a means test, scaling down, though not to zero - maybe a hundred dollars.
(11-23-2020, 02:10 PM)oregontim Wrote: I really miss the time with grandkids who live nearby.