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Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Childhood Immunization in a Birth Cohort

How cost-effective is childhood immunization for a birth cohort of 4.2 million children? The benefit-to-cost ratio is 3.0 for direct costs and 10.1 for total societal costs, totaling $20 billion and $76 billion. This economic evaluation by Zhou F. et al. (2014) from Pediatrics examines the routine childhood immunization program in the US in 2009.

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Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Childhood Immunization in a Birth Cohort

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  1. How cost-effective is childhood immunization? For one birth cohort of 4.2 million Benefit to cost ratio Direct costs only: 3.0 Total societal costs: 10.1 THAT’S $20 BILLION and $76 BILLION! DEATHS Zhou F et al. Economic Evaluation of the Routine Childhood Immunization Program in the US, 2009. Pediatrics, 2014. 133:577.

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