Vaccines are usually free because enough people need to get them in order to stop virus transmission (herd immunity is usually only achieved with a certain % of the population vaccinated, which varies by virus). That is the essence of public health.

Cancer, allergy, asthma, opioid overdose, and diabetes (the other medications you list) are not transmittable diseases, so they are not considered to be for the public good.

I’m willing to pay taxes to stop a deadly virus that could kill me or someone I care about. I’m not willing to pay taxes to pay for your diabetes medication because you can’t stop eating at McDonalds.

Make sense?

#grownostr

#thinkdangerously