Research Suggests Routine Childhood Vaccinations Prevented Approximately 508M Illnesses, 32M Hospitalizations Between 1994 And 2023

Infectious Disease Advisor (9/19, Basilio) reports, “Routine childhood vaccinations have prevented approximately 508 million lifetime cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1,129,000 deaths among approximately 117 million children born between 1994 and 2023, resulting in a net savings of $540 billion and $2.7 trillion in direct and societal costs, respectively,” results published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report show. Study researchers wrote, “This analysis demonstrates the continued and substantial health benefits associated with vaccinating young children, rendering the investment in vaccines and immunizations services an important and cost-saving public health strategy.”