Dear Neil and friends,
It's sad news.
For example, the Japanese Medical Insurance system is not perfect, but most children can visit clinics freely or at very low cost, including emergency cases. However, the systems in the US are unequal, especially for socioeconomically vulnerable children. So, vaccines are essential.
High-income countries have been working to improve health care, including preventing vaccine-preventable diseases through their national immunisation programmes.
This decision to shrink the vaccine schedule for children is unacceptable.
Kind regards,
Hajime
CHIFA profile:
Hajime Takeuchi is a professor at the Bukkyo University in Japan. Professional interests: child health, child poverty, child wellbeing. takechanespid@gmail.com He is a CHIFA Country Representative for Japan and a member of the CHIFA Steering Group (child health and rights) http://www.hifa.org/support/members/hajime takechanespid AT gmail.com