chickenpox
Child Immunization vs. Roads?
Posted February 25th, 2008 by Cynthia Tschampl
A structural deficit in the state budget, without new revenues, requires cutting things that make our communities healthier. Last Sunday the Boston Globe ran the story, "State's vaccine supply rationed."
Facing unprecedented demand for three childhood vaccines, Massachusetts health authorities have begun rationing the state's reserve, fueling fear among some pediatricians that a dangerous gap in coverage might result.
The state quietly issued a memo to doctors late last year telling them to limit their use of certain state-supplied shots for meningitis, diphtheria, and chickenpox, primarily in older children.
