Among the budget cuts demanded by the GOP is $156 million to the Center for Disease Control's immunization and respiratory diseases programs. These are the programs that fund immunization programs for lower-income families who go to state and local health services and clinics instead of private doctors, evaluate which vaccines work and provide support during epidemics.
And the threat of epidemics other than influenza is on the rise. In 2010 a Whopping Cough epidemic in California killed 10 infants and infected 6,400 people. Epidemics aren't cheap - the management costs per case can add up to $10,000 a person. Steve Benen covers the details in a Washington Monthly article.
Can someone explain to me how reducing funding for immunizations is a pro-life position?
And the threat of epidemics other than influenza is on the rise. In 2010 a Whopping Cough epidemic in California killed 10 infants and infected 6,400 people. Epidemics aren't cheap - the management costs per case can add up to $10,000 a person. Steve Benen covers the details in a Washington Monthly article.
Can someone explain to me how reducing funding for immunizations is a pro-life position?
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