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To the editor: How would the framers have written the Constitution if they could have foreseen the devastation caused by COVID-19? (“Uncle Sam wants YOU! (to get vaccinated),” Opinion, April 10)
Along the lines of the U.S. Postal Service, they would have likely specified an “Office of Vaccine Affairs.” This government agency, perhaps a semi-autonomous organization, would have as its mandate and authority the creation of permanent local sites throughout the U.S. for the vaccination of the population against various infectious diseases.
This office would offer competitive and noncompetitive grants for the development of new vaccines and the improvement of existing ones. It would initially receive funds from the U.S. budget but would transition to collection of healthcare dollars from Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance.