Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by throwaway6734 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:05AM
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Sure but if you need to get hospitalized due to Covid it's absurd that the rest of us need to bear that financial burden via increased insurance prices or increased taxes
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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by lambdaba on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:27AM
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what if they're actually much healthier than average (because of other personal choices)? and what about all the other bad decisions people do wrt. their health (which is what causes the vast majority of healthcare expenditures)?
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by throwaway6734 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:30AM
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Those other situations should also be factored into the price they pay for healthcare. That being said, many of those other issues (addiction, obesity, etc.) are much more difficult to "prevent" than getting a vaccine. If there was a vaccination for those issues, then I would put them in exactly the same class.