Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus case in almost 30 years

Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by blastbeat on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:46PM (#19339988)

One of the vaccines you want to get first, is against tetanus. It's a horrible disease. Also, speaking as a German, who is going to pay the bill? Is there any health insurance in the US, which is covering such a case?

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by jarfil on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:54PM (#19340090)

Hospital bills in the US are a scam, they give huge discounts to insurance companies, expecting to make a profit on any remaining amount, then insurance companies charge patients only a part of that while covering the rest.

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Re:Unvaccinated 6-year-old boy was Oregon's first tetanus ca... by onetimemanytime on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:58PM (#19340130)

Still 8 weeks in hospital, airlift and therapy is gonna bite. A lot. I feel bad for the child--a victim of his (you know what) parents--but the parents deserve to suffer a bit, financially too.

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