News & Views: Vaccines on the Chopping Block
How might your practice, your community and your family be affected?
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Vaccine Update for Healthcare ProvidersFor every $1 spent on childhood immunizations, the healthcare system saves $3 and society saves $10.
Yet, vaccines — indeed, public health in general — stand to suffer in the current political climate. As Dr. Offit pointed out in a recent Daily Beast article, “The Trump White House is on the verge of delivering a one-two punch to . . . childhood immunizations.” So, what is the story and how might it affect you?
The current annual budget and the currently tenuous nature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) both stand to deal a blow to funding for vaccines and public health:
Several groups and individuals have pulled together valuable resources to understand in detail how these two situations could affect not only vaccine programs, but also public health. Some of the highlights to consider:
In a nutshell, what is happening in Washington will affect all of us. For more information or to get involved, check out these resources:
Contributed by: Charlotte A. Moser, MS, Paul A. Offit, MD
Categories: News and Views About Vaccines, Vaccine Update July 2017
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