Costs to society from declining vaccination rates (in US dollars) were estimated by AOL's Daily Finance in 2011: A 2002–2003 outbreak of measles in Italy, "which led to the hospitalizations of more than 5,000 people, had a combined estimated cost between 17.6 million euros and 22.0 million euros".
Kerugian masyarakat akibat turunnya tingkat vaksinasi (dalam dolar AS) diperkirakan oleh AOL Daily Finance pada tahun 2011: Wabah campak di Italia tahun 2002–2003 "yang membuat lebih dari 5.000 orang dilarikan ke rumah sakit secara keseluruhan memakan biaya antara 17,6 juta euro dan 22,0 juta euro".