tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post109760066722854586..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Is the Flu Vaccine Outdated?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1102746262110174402004-12-10T23:24:00.000-07:002004-12-10T23:24:00.000-07:00This is an industry that has just about been inten...This is an industry that has just about been intentionally killed by our government. Mostly this has been by browbeating the companies into offering the vaccines at close to average total cost rather than at marginal cost. This is fairly typical of bureaucrats because ATC is more readily observable, even if it is not the best choice.<br /><br />Another effect of the low prices is that lots of Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1097635454609165992004-10-12T20:44:00.000-06:002004-10-12T20:44:00.000-06:00There are no substitutes for the flu vaccine perio...There are no substitutes for the flu vaccine period. Many hundreds of thousands of senior citizens in this country depend on getting a shot every year in order to combat the deadly disease. The reason why we are seeing a problem this year is as precisely as Mr. Larkin so adequately pointed out: (1) only 2 manufacturers (2) outdated system. The Unites States government is warned every year by Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727480926569919212noreply@blogger.com