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2007-07-18 11:44:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Medicine

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The administration of vaccines used to be a significant source of profit for the practicing physician. No more! In the past few decades, juries have awarded large sums to persons with alleged vaccine injuries, with pharmaceutical manufacturers and their insurers footing a large part of the bill. Much of this is now deflected by VAERS legislation, paid for by a surcharge on each vaccine administered.
Nevertheless, vaccine manufacturers use that experience as a reason for the tremendous increase in vaccine costs. Some of their claims are probably real, others seem exaggerated.

The health insurance companies know how much a medical office pays for the vaccine, and compensates them accordingly. Given the cost of the needle and syringe, nurse or assistant salary, time to schedule and record and other overhead costs, there is little profit for the physician.

2007-07-19 02:05:19 · answer #1 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0 0

The cost of making it, and the current supply of the vaccine.

2007-07-18 11:53:51 · answer #2 · answered by ramonesfan05 3 · 0 0

Ingredients or how hard it is to get them. So if the active ingredient is a chemical found in a rare scorpion from the Sahara dessert and you live in Colorado, it will be expensive.

2007-07-18 11:53:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

cost of the constituents and how much money was spent of research.

2007-07-18 17:24:39 · answer #4 · answered by nate q 3 · 0 0

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