Free vaccination for the whole people shows what rights citizens have and why the party and the government do so.

The government puts people's safety first.

On 20021,people all over the country received the New Year gift package-free vaccination of domestic COVID-19 vaccine.

654381October 9, the State Council Joint Defense and Control Mechanism held a press conference in the State Council Office. According to the National Health Insurance Bureau, vaccination in COVID-19 is free, and the expenses are borne by the medical insurance fund and finance.

For a big country with a population of 65.438+0.4 billion, it is incredible for some countries to vaccinate all the people free of charge. Why does China have such confidence? Is the China government really so "stupid" that it won't calculate this economic account? We might as well analyze the economic significance behind free.

First, let's look at a set of data comparisons. As of March, 2020,15,31province (autonomous region, city) and Xinjiang production and construction corps reported 93,238 medical insurance settlements for confirmed patients (including multiple outpatient visits) in COVID-19, involving a total cost of103.96 million yuan, and the medical insurance system paid 677.34 million yuan. That is to say, in COVID-19, the average cost of medical insurance for each confirmed or suspected patient is about 7,200 yuan. The previously announced vaccine price in COVID-19 is twice as high as that in 400 yuan, far lower than the treatment expenditure.

Of course, our country's determination to make such a decision depends on the continuous growth of our economic strength. According to Li Tao, deputy director of the National Health Insurance Bureau, the accumulated balance of the medical insurance fund and financial funds are mainly used to bear the cost of COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination, which will not affect the income and expenditure of the current medical insurance fund, nor will it affect the public's medical treatment. In the long run, the implementation of universal free vaccination is conducive to the rapid establishment of immune barriers, maintaining normal production and living order and healthy economic and social development, thus further promoting the long-term sustainable operation of medical insurance funds.

On the other hand, judging from the recent voluntary vaccination of high-risk contact "key population" in COVID-19, if vaccination is carried out in full accordance with the principle of voluntariness, the wait-and-see attitude and sense of paralysis and slack in epidemic prevention and control still exist. If people are not willing to inject, the money spent on COVID-19 treatment will far exceed the money spent on vaccination in the future. What's more, with the expansion of vaccine injection scale, the cost will gradually decrease. Therefore, it is really cost-effective to spend money to buy future peace of mind now.

Secondly, at the beginning of 2020, China's great achievements in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic have proved that before the economic foundation, whenever the government puts people's safety first, we will not only gain health, but also restart the economy. It can be predicted that in the next step, China will quickly get rid of the shackles of the COVID-19 epidemic and win another rare development opportunity through free vaccination for all, which is equivalent to installing a powerful engine to boost the economy. In the long run, China will take this opportunity to stand out in the global economy. At that time, it will be nothing to review the expenditure of free vaccination for all. Therefore, free vaccination for all people in COVID-19 is more like a strategic investment of the country, which is a good thing for the country and the people, rather than a simple consumption expenditure.

Thirdly, the success of universal free vaccination in China will also make a great contribution to expanding the positive influence of China in the world.

At present, the world economy as a whole is in a stage of stagnation and retrogression. Due to factors such as periodic production stoppage, foreign trade stagnation and traffic jam, the economic development of various countries has suffered heavy losses. China's free vaccination of COVID-19 vaccine will bring confidence to these countries in fighting the epidemic, provide China's plan for human beings to fight major infectious diseases, and provide new opportunities for China's goods and services to enter these countries in the next step, thus contributing to the global economic recovery.