When pediatrician Eric Ball opened a refrigerator full of childhood vaccines, all the expected shots were there — DTaP, polio, pneumococcal vaccine — except one.
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Ball said it was difficult to let vaccines go to waste last year. It was the first time the federal government was no longer picking up the tab for the shots, and providers had to pay upfront for the vaccines. Parents would often skip the covid shot, which can have a very short shelf life compared with other vaccines.
"The cost of vaccines, that's far and away our biggest expense. But it's also the most important thing we do, you could argue, is vaccinating kids," Goldstein said. Related StoriesSouth Carolina pediatrician Deborah Greenhouse said she would order more covid vaccines for older children if the pharmaceutical companies that she buys from had a more forgiving return policy.
Pfizer's return policy is similar to policies from other drugmakers for pediatric flu vaccines, also recommended during the fall season. Physicians who are worried about unwanted covid vaccines expiring on the shelves said flu shots cost them about $20 per dose, while covid shots cost around $150 per dose.
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