Covid, Capua: “Unvaccinated hospitalized compensate hospitals”

A ‘ticket’ to be paid in case of hospitalization for those not vaccinated “by choice” against the coronavirus. This is the proposal of Ilaria Capua, director of the UF One Health Center of the University of Florida, contained in a speech in Corriere della Sera. The professor on Corsera writes: “Those who are not vaccinated by choice – that is, those who refuse to take a public health measure necessary to keep the emergency under control, and consequently an essential tool to keep the national health system in balance – could be imagine proposing a small deductible, not to mention a ticket, in the event of a Covid hospitalization that will cover at least the ‘non-health’ costs of the hospital: bed, linen, canteen, cleaning service, utilities “. “In exchange for the freedom to choose whether to get vaccinated or not – explains Capua -, you could ask for a small contribution compared to the total cost of hospitalization in intensive care. It would be only 1,000-2,000 euros per day. the rest, ie the costs of nurses, doctors, medicines and other necessary for the treatment, would be excluded from the calculation because the state passes them to us. For now, and as long as the system does not end up bleeding “, he stresses.