I saw this study referenced in a lawsuit filed by 15 states seeking to overturn the Trump administration’s reversing of longtime child vaccination protocols supported by years of evidence.
It provides estimates of the value of childhood vaccinations in sharp contrast to the actions of the current adminiatration.
The study: Health and Economic Benefits of Routine Childhood Immunizations in the Era of the Vaccines for Children Program — United States, 1994–2023
Link: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of August 8, 2024
Abstract
Since 1994, the U.S. Vaccines for Children (VFC) program has covered the cost of vaccines for children whose families might not otherwise be able to afford vaccines. This report assessed and quantified the health benefits and economic impact of routine U.S. childhood immunizations among both VFC-eligible and non–VFC-eligible children born during 1994–2023. Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine; Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine; oral and inactivated poliovirus vaccines; measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine; hepatitis B vaccine; varicella vaccine; pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; hepatitis A vaccine; and rotavirus vaccine were included. Averted illnesses and deaths and associated costs over the lifetimes of 30 annual cohorts of children born during 1994–2023 were estimated using established economic models. Net savings were calculated from the payer and societal perspectives. Among approximately 117 million children born during 1994–2023, routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented approximately 508 million lifetime cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1,129,000 deaths, at a net savings of $540 billion in direct costs and $2.7 trillion in societal costs. From both payer and societal perspectives, routine childhood vaccinations among children born during 1994–2023 resulted in substantial cost savings. Childhood immunizations continue to provide substantial health and economic benefits, while promoting health equity.
A copy of the lawsuit is attached below.
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I remember in 7th grade at Kalaheo Intermediate School. They lined the entire student body up in the cafeteria and gave all of us flu shots. One of our classmates had a bad reaction and was permanently paralyzed from the neck down. I have never refused vaccines, but I do know now that big businesses and Wall Street investors get paid billions in taxpayer money for every big new drug. So, while I am glad there are vaccines, I am also glad people are pushing back against the pharmaceutical industrial complex.
This is the whole point of the paper Ian is referring to. There will be reactions, the docs have never disputed this.
The point is that for every bad vaccine reaction a thousand lives are spared from the disease, a few thousand more avoid complications from the disease, often as bad or worse than the vaccine reactions. We all take that tiny risk to spare our fellow citizens from far worse.
Extremely unconscionable, to simply cast aside a medical treatment backed by mountains of scientific evidence on its efficacy, just to placate a vocal minority. That pays homage to the Felony riddled current resident in the White House- is insane.
Vaccinate your child or not, but leave the list as is. Children need to be protected by what Science has deemed life threatening or life altering preventable diseases.
Glad, Hawaii is one of the states on the list