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**Source**: Benefits from Immunization during the Vaccines for Children Program Era — United States, 1994-2013. *MMWR.* 25 Apr 2014.
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Vaccines for Children. Protecting America’s children every day.
The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program helps ensure that all children have a better chance of getting their recommended vaccines. VFC has helped prevent disease and save lives.
Photo of female African-American child smiling.
CDC estimates that vaccination of children born between 1994 and 2021 will:
Prevent 472 million illnesses (29.8 million hospitalizations). Image of arrow pointing to graphic of a group of people with text saying “more than the current population of the entire U.S.A.”
Help avoid 1,052,000 deaths. Image of arrow pointing to a graphic of the skyline of downtown Seattle with text saying “greater than the population of Seattle, WA.”
Save nearly $2.2 trillion in total societal costs (that includes $479 billion in direct costs). Image of arrow pointing to a graphic of a dollar bill with text saying “more than $5,000 for each American.”
Updated 2021 analysis using methods from “Benefits from Immunization during the Vaccines for Children Program Era—United States, 1994-2021.”
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							Last Reviewed:  November 18, 2022						Source: 	National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
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