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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 25 July 2013 04:32:47PM 2 points [-]

Meningitis vaccine in Europe-- QALYs and uncertainty.

The vaccine has been cleared for use, but in the face of not knowing what it will cost or how severe an outbreak might be, no government is willing to pay to support the use of the vaccine.

QALYs vary according to the lives people think are worth living, and that's complicated.