Vaccines save lives
Full implementation of existing vaccines would save 2.5 million lives per year or 25 million lives during the 2011 – 2020 Global Action Plan (WHO)
We need to work to ensure maximal rates of vaccination
Vaccines prevent cancer (Hepatitis B, HPV) | Vaccines eradicate disease (Smallpox) |

Vaccines = Value, in human and financial dimensions
Saving a life costs very, very little
Sample pricing in 2013 of vaccines contracted with suppliers by UNICEF, the world’s largest vaccine buyer
Meningitis | $ 0.58 |
BCG Fights tuberculosis | $ 0.07 |
Rotavirus Fights severe diarrhea | $ 3.50 |
Measles | $ 0.24 |
Hepatitis B | $ 0.16 |
DTP Fights diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis | $ 0.19 |
Measles, mumps and rubella | $ 0.97 |
Yellow fever | $ 0.70 |
Vaccine Return On Investment (VROI): 44 to 1
For every $1 spent on vaccines, $16 are saved in future healthcare costs, lost income, and lost productivity.
If all indirect costs are included, the ROI is 44:1 (Ozawa et al, Health Affairs, 2016).
Vaccination has incalculable value for individuals, communities, and society as a whole
Generating incalculable value |
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Saving lives |
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Protecting personal and societal health |
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