Vaccines and Public Health
Vaccines have prevented numerous diseases, including those that once caused paralysis, deafness, pneumonia, meningitis, liver failure, certain cancers, and death.
They are among the most significant medical breakthroughs in public health, protecting individuals and communities from epidemics, hospitalizations, and death.
Vaccines have been scientifically studied, tested, and proven beyond doubt to be safe and effective.
We hope commercial insurance companies will follow science-guided evidence to ensure beneficiaries continue to have access to vaccines.
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Author's summary: Vaccines must be guided by science, not politics.