NYTimes.com: Childhood Vaccines Aren’t Just Saving Lives. They’re Saving Money

From The New York Times: "Childhood Vaccines Aren't Just Saving Lives. They're Saving Money."

Over the past three decades, routine immunizations have prevented 1.1 million deaths and saved the United States $540 billion, the C.D.C. estimated.

"There’s no way to put a price on the pain and suffering prevented by childhood vaccines. But as it turns out, you can pinpoint the savings to the country.

For nearly three decades, childhood vaccines — including those that target measles, tetanus and diphtheria — have saved the United States $540 billion in health care costs, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Routine childhood vaccinations have prevented approximately 508 million cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations and 1,129,000 deaths, the agency estimated on Thursday."

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Direct link to CDC Report -> https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7331a2.htm

NYTimes.com: Childhood Vaccines Aren’t Just Saving Lives. They’re Saving Money