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2004 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Universal childhood vaccination provides great value to the community.
According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "Availability of new vaccines preventing infectious diseases in healthy children populations is increasing worldwide. In Canada, despite the current recommendation of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization to include recent vaccines in routine schedule, only a few provinces have incorporated some of the newer vaccines in routine vaccination programs. A review was undertaken of economic evaluations of childhood vaccination strategies performed from the societal point of view in industrialized countries, to gain perspective on their global benefits."
"The general trend supports most universal vaccination programs as cost-saving or cost-effective for society," said Isabelle Chabot and collaborators at Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. and BioMedCom Consultants, Inc. "Comparison of vaccination programs with other health care ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Universal childhood vaccination benefits society.