Vaccines: The Price of Protecting a Child from Killer Diseases “Adding new vaccines to the national immunization program is like taking out multiple mortgages.”—Ministry of Health Official, Kenya Each year, the lives of two and a half million children are saved because they are protected against killer diseases through vaccination. Vaccinating with new vaccines should save many more lives, but high prices could prevent this from happening.

Vaccines: The Price of Protecting a Child from Killer Diseases

“Adding new vaccines to the national immunization program is like taking out multiple mortgages.”—Ministry of Health Official, Kenya

Each year, the lives of two and a half million children are saved because they are protected against killer diseases through vaccination. Vaccinating with new vaccines should save many more lives, but high prices could prevent this from happening.

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