Childhood Immunization

Vaccination policy can drive economic growth, expert says

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 3rd, 2004

Immunization programs can be highly effective tools for promoting economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries, according to Dr. David Bloom of the Harvard School of Public Health.

Bloom's remarks at the Sixth International Rotavirus Symposium in Mexico City underscored the potential benefit of upcoming new vaccines against rotavirus, a disease that kills 608,000 children every year, representing 39% of the 1.56 million deaths from all diarrhea worldwide.

"A 10-year gain in life expectancy translates into nearly 1 additional percentage point in annual income growth," Bloom said. "This is significant given that the world economy grows...

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