CDC Would Sacrifice Kids To Cut Healthcare Costs

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to have assumed a role that was never intended: reducing the ability of vaccines to save lives. Its bureaucrats want to reduce infants' vaccination schedule in the interest of small cost-savings. CDC officials should go back and read the agency’s mission statement, which includes this commitment: “As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats.” And then they should rethink weakening the schedule for pneumococcal vaccine.
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