The Value of Vaccination Investment

“Did you know that when a grand-parent gets a flu shot, the city around them gains about

one-point-five extra healthy people for free? Economists call that positive spill-over,

and it’s big enough to see in hospital data. In 2005 Japan paid roughly forty U-S

dollars per shot, but society saved almost two-hundred dollars per senior in avoided pneumonia

bills. That is a return on investment most gamers would call broken.

So the next time you see a free vaccine clinic, remember: the subsidy isn’t charity,

it’s a speed-run around market failure. Drink the potion, clear the gap, and share the lobby

so your whole server stays alive.”