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That depends on what costs more: the sickness, or the vaccine (adjusted for effectiveness).

At $25/shot it seems unlikely that the vaccine costs more. The fact that my HMO gives it away for free suggests that they think it's a net financial gain to vaccinate, and they don't even see the costs from lost productivity.

You assume nobody asked the question. Perhaps it has been asked and answered "yes."



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