02-06-2016, 01:34 AM
Originally posted by Rob Tucker
At the present it appears that the incentive is that children who are vaccinated receive a free public education. Good incentive.
And yet, the US lags behind hundreds of other countries in basic vaccination rates. Strange...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...-countries
The point was that choices with sufficient incentives appear to be more successful in countries like the US than mandates or litigation strategies. (easier to implement and less "nazi-ish" apparently
It will be interesting to see how SB2394 fares, as it does mandate seasonal flu shots for health care workers. From the testimony, it appears to have support from many health care organizations, but not so much from individuals. Who to listen to...
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_in...?year=2016&billtype=SB&billnumber=2394
At the present it appears that the incentive is that children who are vaccinated receive a free public education. Good incentive.
And yet, the US lags behind hundreds of other countries in basic vaccination rates. Strange...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...-countries
The point was that choices with sufficient incentives appear to be more successful in countries like the US than mandates or litigation strategies. (easier to implement and less "nazi-ish" apparently
It will be interesting to see how SB2394 fares, as it does mandate seasonal flu shots for health care workers. From the testimony, it appears to have support from many health care organizations, but not so much from individuals. Who to listen to...
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_in...?year=2016&billtype=SB&billnumber=2394