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4. Read This Morning

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Sep 20, 2021, 12:58 PM

Sep 2021

There's a run on the COVID treatments being administered to those who are hospitalized. Funny, these folks won't take a free "experimental" vaccine but they are clamoring for antiviral immunotherapies that cost thousands of dollars a pop and are equally experimental in a sense there is little data supporting their effectiveness.

Another example of how health-care cost explode without some type of market control being implemented.

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Americans who refuse vaccinations are costing US big bucks as well as lives [View all] packman Sep 2021 OP

I would be just fine with those who choose not to be vaccinated finding themselves Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #1

Unfortunately ... BlueWavePsych Sep 2021 #2

How large of an increase Casady1 Sep 2021 #3

Read This Morning modrepub Sep 2021 #4

All of those "treatments" that you mention BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #5

Yeah, but don't you get it?? Mysterian Sep 2021 #6

This costing fails to take into account the future burden placed on all of us as each new variant Ford_Prefect Sep 2021 #7

Unvaccinated conservatives should reject socialism IronLionZion Sep 2021 #8

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Sep 2021 #9