One potent way to encourage population health is vaccination against infectious disease because vaccines have repeatedly proven some of the best value propositions in health policy. For example, rates of return on childhood vaccination indicate that for every $1 spent on vaccines, $10 is saved on averted medical costs. Vaccinated children and adolescents spend more time in school.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the wide range of health, economic, and social benefits vaccines confer. The authors suggest that the importance of vaccination for all ages should not be neglected even after the pandemic. Policymakers should recognize vaccination as one key element of the state’s economic development strategies. Investing in vaccination is not only direct investment in the health of the citizenry but a proxy investment in more productive schooling and work environments.
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