In case you were wondering whether vaccines benefit society …
The covid-19 vaccines cost $79 billion to develop and deliver globally, but provided health and economic benefits worth between $5 trillion and $38 trillion globally in the first year alone, based on avoided infections, hospitalisations and deaths. That is a return on investment of between $60 and $475 per dollar invested. [“Covid-19 vaccine benefits worth up to $38 trillion in first year alone,” Michael Le Page, NewScientist (20 September 2025, paywall)
Fascinating.
