Physicians may be unable to offer newer vaccines due to cost
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is alarmed that the soaring costs of vaccines. Often payments are below the cost of the vaccine. Gardasil, the new cervical cancer vaccine, costs physicians $360 for the recommended series of three doses per person. RotaTeq, the vaccine against diarrhea-causing rotavirus, costs $190 for the recommended three doses. Even the routine measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine costs $86 for the recommended two doses. In addition to the cost of the vaccine, additional costs of ordering, storing, inventory control, insurance and spoilage expenses need to be considered. Once more the long term effects of law suits are interferring with good medical care.