President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before

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    Since, no one has answered my replies. I’m going to keep asking the questions. I want the new vaccine. I’m not an anti-vaxxer, but how much will it cost? Do you think these vaccines will be no cost to the American people forever? I just literally took out a loan to get a tooth filled. Vaccines are less effective when less people take them right? So, how’s it going to work this time?

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      How much will it cost?

      For now, the vaccines will continue to be free. It’s in the public interest to get vaccines into as many arms as possible.

      Will the vaccines be free forever?

      Probably not, but I don’t see them having a cost to the consumer for a long time. Not until the dominant strains are no more dangerous than influenza.

      Are vaccines less effective when fewer people get them?

      Yes, especially with a rapidly mutating virus.

      How’s it going to work this time?

      Probably similar to the prior booster shots.

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        Thank you for responding. I agree with a lot of what you said. The parts I don’t agree with mainly have to do with a lack of faith in in the US government to do what’s right. In other words. I think they will start charging for vaccines when they decide the losses will be acceptable. Which will probably be long before it’s on par with the flu.

        But, I’d just like to point out that with socialized medicine. We wouldn’t even be having this conversation.

        Also, you didn’t have to answer your question about are they less effective if less people get them. I had already stated that. When I was saying that if people have to pay for them then less people get them making them less effective.