What is the purpose of H.R. 2232? The purpose is to make it mandatory with no exemptions for children to be vaccinated. According to Representative Frederica Wilson, “the health and safety of children must be our top priority.” It seems as if she has a concern for the well-being of the youth; some disagree. Representative Wilson also believes that not vaccinating not only …show more content…
The costs of vaccination, including supplies, personnel, administrative expenses, and the vaccine, have been found to be as low as $4 per recipient in a health maintenance organization and as high as $10 in an outpatient clinic (Nettleman, 2000). For instance, the influenza vaccine, because vaccination is allotted to children from 6 months to 5 years of age, it was expected that none of the children would have received the primary series of shots. In a steady-state system, children would receive the 2-dose series in their first influenza season and need only 1 dose in the following 4 periods. Therefore it is assumed that one-fifth of the population would need a second injection in any year, raising the cost of vaccination by