About two fifths of two-year-old children in the United Stateshave not received recommended immunizations on schedule1. Thesechildren, and a smaller number of older children, are susceptibleto potentially devastating illnesses that can be prevented byvaccination, such as polio, measles, and Haemophilus influenzaetype b infection. Congress has recently enacted a new plan,proposed by the Clinton administration, for the vaccinationof children. Under this plan, the federal government will purchasevaccine and provide it at no charge to physicians for use inchildren insured by Medicaid and others who lack health insurancethat covers immunizations. An . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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