# Anti-vaxxers are ignorant scumbags that kill children **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 1, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-are-ignorant-scumbags-that-kill-children/764626 "2016-09-01T01:59:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1612
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-are-ignorant-scumbags-that-kill-children/764626/1612 "2026-01-09T04:49:06Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > a common tactic by antivaxers is to profess outrage at health insurers offering bonuses to physicians for attaining a certain percentage of vaccinated patients - their idea being that it’s nefarious bribery. What they don’t get is that insurers (actually only one regional insurer to my knowledge) offered extra payment because 1) vaccinated kids are healthier, 2) resulting in fewer claims, and 3) saving the insurer money. I heard a podcast interview with a small-town doctor - maybe This American Life? She said that they lose money on vaccines, because they’re expensive, and to buy enough to keep a stock on hand, the vaccines end up expiring before they get used. Or the flu season ends and the vaccines are of no use since a different flu will be around the next year. So the higher insurance reimbursements are to help compensate them for continuing to provide a product at a loss. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vaxxers-are-ignorant-scumbags-that-kill-children/764626)._