❗Let's close the gap: We still need your help to raise $40,000 by April 1. Donate now

The cost of not vaccinating

Dan Gorenstein Feb 10, 2015
HTML EMBED:
COPY

The cost of not vaccinating

Dan Gorenstein Feb 10, 2015
HTML EMBED:
COPY

The best data available suggests just 55 percent of all college campuses require students to verify vaccinations or get their shots.

For years, school officials saw the costs that come with ensuring students are up-to-date with their vaccinations as too high.

But now, with more communicable disease outbreaks on the rise, it may be time for a new cost-benefit analysis.

Click the media player above to hear more.

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.