Chapter 478: Vaccine Promotion, Bargaining for Souls in Centralized Purchasing?
The pricing of cowpox vaccination...is not specific to Gray.
He couldn't decide either. In fact, the jury once asked Grete how much the cost of cowpox was, and the answer he got was hard to describe:
"The cost is divided into two parts: fixed cost and variable cost." Grete counted the items on his fingers:
"The fixed costs are mainly the construction cost of the institute, daily maintenance costs and the cost of researching vaccinia. I don't know the specific amount of this... Anyway, just check the accounts and dilute it into each vaccine..."
"Where are the variable costs?" The great magician of the Change Department pricked up his ears. Hey, this statement seems to be useful for their alchemy workshop! Boy, if you say a few more words, you're right, and the Alchemy Workshop will give you a discount!
"The variable cost... is the cost of vaccine production and vaccination..." Grete frowned and thought hard:
"A cow costs about 10 gold coins, but you don't have to buy it. You can rent it. I don't know about the rent. How many vaccines can be made from the pox pulp of a cow? You have to ask them;"
More than one jury member supports the amount. I don’t know this or that. What do I want you to do? It would be more convenient to find an accountant to connect with you!
"Then, the production and sterilization of syringes also requires costs. If you want to produce them in large quantities, you can ask the alchemy workshop for the price;"
The great magician of the transformation system was instantly angered by everyone's eyes. He shrugged: Does it make sense to ask me now? I also need to take the sample and go back to find someone to let them evaluate it before I know!
"The training costs and work expenses of the vaccinators...I don't know about this, but you don't have to use spell casters, ordinary people can do it. This saves money..."
"So, what about the share for the research institute?" Under the urging of everyone, Old Sam, as a magician from Thunder Horn, spoke on behalf of the review committee:
"How much do you want?"
"Well……"
Gretel started scratching his head again. Drug profits can be high or low: hundreds or thousands of times higher, such as heart stents, artificial joints, not to mention vaccines. When facing the scene, robbing a country is not a big deal;
If it is as low as possible, it can be as low as charging only the cost price, or even charging nothing. Anyway, the herbs are picked from the mountains and not bought with money. If you have enough food and clothing, it doesn't matter if you give some as a gift.
As long as his hospital can operate normally, it seems that there is no need to set the commission too high? Anyway, anyway, if we don’t have enough money, we need to go to the council for another project...
But it can’t be set too low... It was easy for him to ask the parliament for money, but it may not be that easy for subsequent vaccine developers. His insistence on being upright and upright here is equivalent to blocking the direction of progress for those who come after him.
Grete was stuck between two values, going back and forth, and couldn't come up with an answer.
Alas, I'm just a clinician. Why do I have to hold the responsibilities of the financial director of a pharmaceutical company, the National Health Commission, and the Price Bureau?
Seeing the embarrassed look on Grete's face, the gentlemen of the jury knew that it was useless to ask him, and waved their hands to let him go. In the Mage Tower and the Medical Research Institute, is there anyone who knows how to come out and negotiate the price?
If still not, ask the Lord of Thunder if someone can come out and make the decision for Little Grete? The price is too low, it looks like we are bullying children...
Then, in short, when Gretel pulled out his head from the research and development of rabies vaccine, what he saw was the streets full of people shouting "No 750, just ten gold coins."
10 gold coins are still too expensive for the poor, and even for the middle class, they need to save carefully for a long time. However, for businessmen, farmers, and workshop owners, this money is something they can take out without having to worry too much.
It's just a cow, or two pounds of salt, or a set of fine woolen clothes for meeting guests!
In order not to have to hide in Tibet when a smallpox epidemic occurs, in order not to be frightened for the sake of young children every time a smallpox epidemic occurs——
It’s just ten gold coins!
dig!
Grete patted Appa and let him follow the crowd to see the vaccination site of cowpox vaccine. After looking at it, I nodded secretly. I have to say that these ten gold coins are indeed worth the money spent:
The vaccination site is next to the White Tower, and a large shed has been built alone. You can see the White Tower at a glance from the door. The magicians' robes were flowing as they walked in and out, queuing up near them, and I felt that I was much closer to the magic;
The waiting area, vaccination area, and observation area are three distinct areas. In the vaccination area, there are mage apprentices wearing uniform white coats to vaccinate visitors, and every move is regulated;
All syringes have been used once and are immediately placed in a special sharps box next to them. They will not be used by a second person and will be collected and sterilized by high temperature;
There is a dressing room for ladies, an entertainment area for children, and there are actually apprentices who play with them (of course, the way of playing with them is mainly to practice the mage's tricks. If you can't hold it anymore, a first-level mage comes to release [Charming Humans]... )
That's pretty good. Well, it already has the feel of a private hospital in its previous life, especially a high-end private hospital.
Another vaccination point is inside the White Tower. For its own people, the Parliament gave an unprecedented preferential price: any magician, even a mage apprentice, can be vaccinated against smallpox with just one contribution point.
One vaccination provides lifelong immunity.
What?
Do you want to vaccinate your parents, spouse, or children?
This... Mr. Magician, you need to know that such a low price is a parliamentary subsidy, a discount only for magicians... Let me see... The preferential price for relatives and friends is two contribution points per person, and it cannot be exceeded. Low!
Taking into account the 1:4 exchange ratio of contribution points and gold coins on the black market, this price is approximately equivalent to a 20% discount.
The magicians left happily and came back happily, and everyone felt that they had received preferential treatment. Some magicians with lower levels and quick brains even managed to recruit people and made a small profit.
"What about those who can't afford ten gold coins?"
Grete sat down in the conference room of the White Tower and asked the city hall official opposite. It is impossible to expect magicians to do administrative work. At least, it is impossible to expect magicians to do the work for ordinary citizens.
This time for the cowpox vaccination, the review committee issued instructions and did the errands, all of which were people from the city hall...
"According to the instructions of the review committee, the smallpox vaccine must be fully vaccinated as much as possible." Opposite Grete, a middle-aged official flipped through the information in his hand and answered respectfully:
"Starting from next month, we will fully roll out the second round of vaccination. The target of this round of vaccination is the middle-income class, and the scheduled vaccination fee is 1 gold coin per person——"
"Etc., etc!"
Gretel waved his hand to interrupt him:
"If 10 gold coins become 1 gold coin, won't those who were vaccinated make trouble?"
Are you kidding? Just get 10% off! Well, although this discount is not unaffordable... According to the calculations carried out by experts sent by the review committee, the cost of vaccine manufacturing alone, excluding labor, can be reduced to less than 1 copper coin per copy. However, how can you sell things like this?
Not to mention a 10% discount, the Double Eleven discount period has passed, why don’t you try to increase the price back to the original price? Can you give me a 20% discount? Complaints won’t overwhelm you! Don’t even think about it until you promise “no price reduction within one month” and “refund the price difference within 15 days”!
If you get a 10% discount, are you really afraid that people who paid 10 gold coins will rush over and tear down the vaccination site?
You think you are selling shield boring machines! Directly hit the market at a broken price! ——Even if it’s a shield machine, it’s not the same seller!
"Master Nordmark, please rest assured that we have made sufficient plans." The middle-aged official opposite smiled confidently. He straightened the chain of his pocket watch and spoke softly:
"First of all, the earliest batch of vaccinations will be carried out collectively. It will be rolled out among students at the Magic Academy, students at other schools, the army and the city guard, and the money will be collected collectively."
Those who can afford to go to school are from middle-class and above families... Grete thought quickly:
"So, in the name of collective purchasing and price reduction?"
"Not only that." The middle-aged official continued to smile:
"We can also publicize that it is the parliament that subsidizes students and the military out of the needs of education and security."
emmmm... But the gap is still a bit big... Gretel is conflicted, still feeling that the person who paid ten gold coins before will not be willing to accept it...
"Moreover, we will also make some adjustments in the vaccination method." The middle-aged official's smile remained unchanged, and he tried to make his tone sincere and solemn, without daring to be a little impatient:
The man in front of me is said to be the inventor of the smallpox vaccine. Although he doesn't care about the specific vaccination matters, the power required to get the big bosses to make a few remarks from top to bottom and make this thing fully rolled out requires more than a little or two!
If he casually said "You can't do this", everyone's hard work over the past month or two would be ruined!
"What? Adjustment?" Gretel almost jumped up. This thing cannot be adjusted randomly! There will be cross infection! "How do you want to adjust it?"
"The vaccination plan of one gold coin per person does not require a syringe. Instead, a steel needle is used to dip the vaccine into the patient's skin and pierce it directly into the patient's skin. Of course, the steel needle will definitely not be reused. One per person will be sterilized at high temperature after use."
Gretel was relieved. This approach will not cause cross-infection, but it is a bit expensive. Damn the level of industrialization, an embroidery needle is more expensive than a knife...
"What if the fees go down further?"
"Change the embroidery needle into a knife, burn it for disinfection, and then use a wooden skewer to dip the vaccine in and drip it on." The middle-aged official answered without hesitation, obviously having already made a plan. Seeing that Grete's expression remained unchanged, he frowned and sighed heavily:
"However, even so, it is impossible for the fee to be reduced to less than five copper coins, and it is impossible to be popularized... We are currently in a meeting to discuss whether we can increase taxes to pay for this expense. We have not yet reached a conclusion..."
Fortunately, it will take several months for the second and third waves of promotion to roll out. Alas, if it really doesn't work, we can only use the name of the review committee to force a tax increase.
I don’t know how much backlash it will cause…
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