More US infants die in 1st day than in all other developed countries COMBINED (and US gives vaccine in first day)

U.S. has highest first-day infant mortality out of industrialized world, group reports

  • “About 11,300 newborns die within 24 hours of their birth in the U.S. each year, 50 percent more first-day deaths than all other industrialized countries combined, the report's authors stated”
    • Unfortunately even given at first day for pre-mature births – not waiting until the full-term birth date
  • Wikipedia Heaptitis Vaccine
    • “As of 2014, the wholesale cost in the developing world is US$0.58–13.20 per dose. In the United States it costs US$50–100”