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Show T Shot Price Rise July 1 Coffman, chief health :tor for the Southwest ;t Health Department that beginning July 1, jDiptheria, Tetanus, )TP) will be $11 per I Explained that the rea-increase rea-increase in charge was fficient funds provided slature to purchase vac-JDC vac-JDC and an increase in ing costs of DTP. The t has risen 7925 percent 1988 and there is a fed-rge fed-rge of $4.56, which is iablish a liability trust iitionally. Measles, ubella (MMR) vaccine reased 230 percent from i ji the change from $2 to appear an enormous rents need to recognize it i cost to protect their from the devastating fdiptheria, tetanus and ' I a said that the adjusted from diptheria were 12.8 0 in 1910 as opposed to h rate in 1940 when the accine became available. vds 14.8 per 100,000 in had dropped to zero by 1 the vaccine was avail-des avail-des was 2.3 per 100,000 1 1970 when the vaccine mailable. Although these nay not cause death in some children, they can lead to growth and development problems in children regardless of their age. The administration costs for all other vaccines (MMR, MR and Polio) will change from $2 to $3. If people have questions about these charges, they should contact their local health department, Coffman said. |