tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post4195898559832894339..comments2024-02-19T03:16:52.196-05:00Comments on Business and policy through an Economist's Lens: The Ongoing Saga of H1N1 VaccinationsKevin Frickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14397912695107883192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post-57485473793449681942009-11-01T19:31:57.531-05:002009-11-01T19:31:57.531-05:00Hi
So much has been said about the vaccine. In the...Hi<br />So much has been said about the vaccine. In the correctional health setting, we usually offer the influenza vaccine and will now add the H1n1 vaccine to our chronic patients like the diabetics and asthmatics. we have asked them if they are interested in taking the vaccines and we have received a good affirmative response from them, but we are still awaitng the arrival of both vaccines. So much has been said about the H1N1 vaccine, but we still donot have it avaliable. Is this a case of demand for the vaccines exceeding the supply. If we still do not have them avaliable in this type of facility where any type of out break will cause a pandemic, I wonder how the less advantaged communities wo do not have a voice are faring.Edithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post-53124988751581241372009-10-26T11:08:44.316-04:002009-10-26T11:08:44.316-04:00Both points are interesting. It is interesting to...Both points are interesting. It is interesting to hear from a practitioner how little opportunity there is for prioritization. <br /><br />If firms could price discriminate, this would be a perfect opportunity to do so, by region. However, it is hard to price discriminate in this case as there are many opportunities to learn about prices that others are paying and the public level of the information makes price discrimination difficult.Kevin Frickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397912695107883192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post-87650024879516655112009-10-26T09:44:47.154-04:002009-10-26T09:44:47.154-04:00Communication with clinics & the public has be...Communication with clinics & the public has been terrible. My clinic has been given little or no notification of when or how much vaccine we'll get. We have a general idea of how much about 1 or 2 days before we get it. We usually use it up within 1-2 days of receiving it. This doesn't allow us to prioritize very well. We've had no trouble getting patients to accept the vaccine. Our schools are having widespread absences so it's already hitting the community. The vaccines will be too little, too late to have much of an effect. Dr. Bob (Family Physician in Nebraska)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153371977147923076.post-14497490642524409862009-10-25T18:37:29.394-04:002009-10-25T18:37:29.394-04:00I find it interesting that we are not discussing c...I find it interesting that we are not discussing cost or price discrimination. Are people in endemic areas that are poor recieving the vaccine. Furthermore, are higher prices being charged in the segment of the areas with lower price elasticity of demand? if so is it economically sound to maintain supply as demanded by public health initiatives in areas that do not support the demand. Renee DNPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com