Is your pediatrician making profits off childhood vaccines?
It costs money to stock, store and administer a vaccine.
Pediatricians sometimes store thousands of dollars worth of vaccines in specialized medical-grade refrigeration units, which can be expensive. They pay to insure vaccines in case anything happens to them. Some practices buy thermostats that monitor vaccines' temperature and backup generators to run the refrigerators in the event of a power outage. They also pay nursing staff to administer vaccines.
"Vaccines are hugely expensive," said Dr. Jesse Hackell, a retired general pediatrician and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on pediatric workforce. "We lay out a lot of money up front."…
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