It's not that difficult to open a hospital in another world, right? Chapter 482: Compulsory vaccination for specific groups of people, does anyone object?
Chapter 482: Compulsory vaccination for specific groups of people, does anyone object?
"So, promoting universal vaccination is for each of us and for the health of our loved ones. Is there any problem?"
"have!"
Several hands on the other side were raised high. The host looked at him, then looked at the other side of him, and banged the gavel:
"The gentleman in the black coat on the far right of the second row, please speak!"
"First of all, thank you for inventing cowpox and protecting people's lives and health." The person who raised his hand stood up calmly and bowed to Grete first. Grete quickly returned the gift, and the other party smiled slightly and continued:
"I have a question. I would like to ask Master Nordmark to clarify. It is also to defend against smallpox. Do I have the right to decide which method to use? If I decide, I want to infect smallpox and then use the [Remove Disease] method to obtain it.
"
He paused, recalled the words in Gretel's paper, and then continued:
"...To obtain immunity, is it possible to avoid vaccination with cowpox?"
...This must be possible. The foundation of the city of mage is freedom.
"The Churches and Magical Councils, the free citizens and their descendants shall at all times and at all times enjoy the full and complete enjoyment of the following freedoms..."
This sentence is engraved on the stone tablet where all parties swear an oath at the beginning of the mountain road leading to Igor Peak!
Before Gretel could respond, several mages on his left and right had already nodded at the same time. The one who raised his hand smiled and said:
"Since there are exceptions and compulsory vaccination for all, I think it is not necessary. Mr. Nordmark, what do you think?"
Fortunately, someone had raised this issue during the previous deduction. Gretel secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled confidently, turned to the clergy opposite the host, and bowed slightly:
"My dear bishops, I have something to ask you. Accepting magical treatment and recovering in a short period of time will cause a certain loss to the person, isn't it?"
At the Church of the God of Nature and the Temple of the Goddess of Spring, several healers nodded lightly. A bishop from the Temple of the God of War said simply:
"That's right. Therefore, even if the injured soldiers are healed by magical magic, it is best not to go to the battlefield immediately. They should eat well, drink well, and rest for a while. This is common sense in magical healing. You should also know how to return it.
Come and ask?"
Uh... Bishop, you are too honest. Isn't this just setting the stage for the next sentence? Gretel tried his best to ignore the laughter next to him: As long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed. He looked directly into the eyes of the bishop.
, continued to ask:
"So, if a young child receives too many magical treatments, will it cause too much damage and affect his future development potential?"
"Well……"
Several healers exchanged glances with each other. Pastor Matthew, who was present on behalf of the Order of the God of Nature, was the first to speak:
"We mainly treat poor people, and we don't have a lot of information accumulated in this area. But in my impression, there are young people with good qualifications who suffered too serious injuries during their growth period. Although they were cured, their future was cut off."
"We mainly treat warriors here." The bishop of the God of War Temple answered secondly. "Children who are not old enough to practice martial arts rarely come to us to ask for treatment."
Okay, there is no information here. All eyes at the scene fell on the priest of the spring goddess:
As a goddess, the teachings of the Spring Goddess naturally include the teachings of "protecting mothers, young children, and protecting families." In contrast, the Spring Goddess's magical arts include more treatment, purification, and cures than others.
The priest straightened the end of his belt and said uncertainly:
"Generally speaking, if you often need to receive magical treatment when you are young, it is true that there are very few high-level warriors. But, maybe it is because you are already weak?"
Weakness = no potential = at least it is not easy to achieve success on the path of a warrior, which makes sense...
Gretel shrugged: Well, the supporting arguments for this view are specious and require extensive data collection and elimination of interference items. However, you cannot ignore the danger to your child just because "there may not be a problem"?
He turned to the questioner seriously:
"So, if young children receive too many magical treatments, their potential may be lost. I think, as parents, you always want your children to have an easier life, right? Even if the parents have used [Remove Disease],
Where is the nanny next to the child? Where is the bodyguard? The cook, the servant, the playmate outside?"
It is obviously impossible to throw a [Remove Disease] to everyone the child may come into contact with: life is priceless, and life is valuable. The value of a civilian's life, no matter what, is less than 100 gold coins
.
The city of Nevis hires an adult man to work in the New World for ten years, and the price paid is only a few dozen gold coins. The sea is rough and the waves are rough, and the future of the New World is unpredictable. After ten years, he can earn enough ship tickets and another savings.
Those who come back are very rare. Once they leave, they will almost never be able to return to the north for the rest of their lives.
Therefore, this price is mostly regarded as the "life price".
No one would be so stupid to pay 750 gold coins for a life worth less than 100 gold coins. In order to keep the environment of your children as safe as possible, it is obvious that it is in the interest of nobles and wealthy businessmen to fully implement cowpox vaccination.
As soon as Grete's question was raised, everyone in the hearing room who had originally opposed the expressions softened. Grete sat down calmly and listened to the two sides continuing to argue. Soon, the debate about "should it or not" became mandatory for cowpox vaccination?
Moving forward to “how it should be implemented”:
Opponents questioned that "eight to nine million gold coins a year is too high";
The parliament said, "By purchasing pox vaccines in large quantities and using cheap vaccination equipment, the per capita price can be reduced to less than one silver coin, which means that at most eighty or ninety thousand gold coins";
Opponents questioned that "it is still too expensive to charge so much tax at once";
The parliament stated that "anyway, cowpox vaccination should be gradually rolled out and can be collected and vaccinated in batches."
Opponents questioned that “there are not that many people who need the authorities to pay for vaccinations”;
The parliament replied "At least the poor need the authorities to pay..."
"So how many people are definitely destitute and need the authorities to bear the cost of vaccination?" Someone on the opposition side asked loudly. There was silence around Gretel for a moment. Behind Archmage Graeme, there was a city hall man with a mustache.
The official flipped through the information and said slowly:
"First of all, the poor in the workhouses must be borne by the authorities. As of now, there are three workhouses in Nevis, housing 2,685 poor people."
Calculated at one silver coin per person, that's more than two hundred gold coins, less than three hundred. There was a burst of exhalation in the conference hall: This small amount of money was covered by everyone present throwing a handful of money. Which gentleman has a pocket?
You can't afford three or five gold coins?
Oh, the mages may not be able to pay. They are more accustomed to paying for the mage badges and contribution points...
The atmosphere in the conference hall relaxed. The mustached official continued:
"Secondly, the poor who receive out-of-hospital relief should not be able to afford the money and need help from the authorities. The number of this group of people is..."
Out-of-hospital relief is one of the implementation methods of the poor relief system. Many poor people do not live in the workhouse, but receive weekly cash relief, as well as regular in-kind relief, including clothes, food, quilts, fuel, etc., and sometimes even rent
relief.
It is difficult to count this number. Fortunately, the city of Nevis has implemented a poverty relief system for hundreds of years and has accumulated sufficient experience. The average relief fund used for each poor person every year is about 1 gold coin. Just count the past years
Based on the funding, we can draw a general conclusion:
"About 40,000 people."
In other words, one in every 25 people in the entire city of Nevis is so poor that he needs to receive relief food to fill his stomach and get blankets for the winter. It is obviously impossible to expect these people to spend 1 silver coin each. This amount of money
, it must be issued by the city hall.
"I agree to let the authorities take responsibility."
"agree."
"agree."
There were mixed sounds of approval. The host seized the opportunity and struck with his gavel:
"So, among the extremely poor people receiving relief, compulsory vaccination will be implemented, and the cost will be borne by the authorities. Does anyone object to this suggestion?"
No one objected. The cost of 40,000 people is only 4,000 gold coins. Compared with 800,000 or 900,000, even 80,000 or 90,000 gold coins are only a drop in the bucket. Even if the noble master does not contribute the money, the wealthy businessmen in the city can easily share it:
It’s just a matter of skipping a few big meals and buying two pieces of clothes, so I won’t be unable to afford it.
And to be honest, the extremely poor are also valuable. Sirs and gentlemen, you can see clearly that setting up a poverty relief system to support these extremely poor people not only follows God’s teachings, appeases the poor and increases social stability, but also has practical value:
Those living in the workhouse need to work non-stop every day. Even children aged six or seven have to sort threads, weave hemp ropes for cables, and do all kinds of work within their ability;
For those who receive out-of-hospital relief, the rations are simply not enough to eat. If you want to receive relief, you must follow the guidelines of the poor house and go to some workshops and shops to do the hardest and most tiring work to earn a meal for yourself;
Worst of all, these extremely poor people can still have children! When their children grow up, they can enter workshops, serve as soldiers, and go to the New World to occupy territory! Population is an important resource for this society!
Relatively speaking, if each person throws another silver coin, it is a one-time expenditure to ensure that the previous silver coin does not fall into the water every year, and there is no loss!
"Next, a compulsory and free vaccination system will be implemented for newborn babies. Does anyone object?"
No one objects to this. If a baby dies due to smallpox, it means that the mother has to give birth again. The labor value of a woman of childbearing age for one year is far more than one silver coin. Not to mention the damn maternal deaths in this world.
Rate……
Anyway, in the entire city of Nevis, only a few thousand babies are born every year, so a few hundred gold coins can't be afforded.
"Does anyone object to compulsory vaccination for workers who have close contact with people and may spread smallpox, such as coachmen, porters, restaurant servants, laundresses, tailors, garment makers, and blanket-making workshop workers?"
There was silence in the conference hall. Gretel looked around and understood the thoughts of the adults and gentlemen very well: These workers are the most vulnerable to the disease. For the sake of their own safety, it is best not to object...
Well, it is unlikely that the city-wide mandatory vaccination will be implemented immediately within a short period of time. Mandatory vaccination for specific groups of people will cover the part that needs protection the most. The plan is approved!
Grete gave himself a thumbs up. Seeing the mustached municipal official finish his speech, he raised his hand and added:
"Also, people setting off to the New World should be vaccinated against cowpox before boarding the ship. Does anyone object to this?"
The indigenous people in the New World have the worst resistance! If you let a smallpox patient pass by, it would be bad luck to kill them all in one settlement!"
Gretel felt that he was far-sighted and what he said was very reasonable. Unexpectedly, Archmage Grom next to him coughed:
"Mage Nordmark, there is no need to talk about this kind of thing in the conference..."
Gretel:???
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Writing these chapters, the information will kill me...
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