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Ohio lawmakers want to abolish vaccine requirements:
[...] Lawmakers are working on legislation to call off the lottery immediately. They're also trying to head off any plans for "vaccine passports." And last month, they introduced a sweeping antivaccination bill that would essentially demolish public health and vaccination requirements in the state—and not just requirements for COVID-19 vaccines, requirements for any vaccine.
[...] State Rep. Beth Liston (D-Dublin) blasted the bill, telling The Columbus Dispatch, "Not only would it prevent schools, businesses and communities from putting safety measures in pace related to COVID, it will impact the health of our children... This bill applies to all vaccines—polio, measles, meningitis, etc. If it becomes law we will see worsening measles outbreaks, meningitis in the dorms, and children once again suffering from polio."
[...] "At its core, this proposal would destroy our current public health framework that prevents outbreaks of potentially lethal diseases, threatens the stability of our economy as it recovers from a devastating pandemic and jeopardizes the way we live, learn, work and celebrate life," the letter said.
[...] "HB 248 would put all Ohioans at risk while increasing the cost of health care for families, individuals and businesses," spokesperson Dan Williamson said. "This proposal applies to all immunizations, including childhood vaccines. If passed, this legislation could reverse decades of immunity from life-threatening, but vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, hepatitis, meningitis and tuberculosis."
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday May 29 2021, @04:07AM (2 children)
Why expected to increase? It is today that the COVID-19 vaccine is in high demand, one year or so from now the demand will lower down to the volumes we are seeing now for flu vaccines.
Are you saying that shitloads of competition on a lower demand market will increase the profit margin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 29 2021, @04:18AM
Don't you know how this works? You lose money on every sale, but make up for it in volume!</sarcasm>
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 29 2021, @01:52PM
They offered two reasons:
1) They can increase prices once we're out of pandemic status. They are accepting "only" a 25-30% profit margin while we remain in a pandemic status.
2) Increased efficiency and scale in production, transport, and so on.
Don't conflate profit margin (how many cents I earn per dollar of costs) with profit (total revenue - total costs). Profit margins can increase while profits decrease.