The cost of BCG is US$2-3 (£1.12-1.70) per dose or around US$8600 (£4800) per case of tuberculous meningitis, US$24 000 (£13 500) per case of miliary tuberculosis, or US$6212 (£3500) per case of either, prevented.
(From the NIH website - description that shows when you do a search on DDG. Site is down right now though. LOL, go figure...)
Because the vaccine only costs $2.00 per dose.
(From the NIH website - description that shows when you do a search on DDG. Site is down right now though. LOL, go figure...)
And I don't understand why it's not on the vaccine schedule in the US.