One huge misconception, and I see the comments on this, is that pediatricians don’t make money on vaccines or that they are not financially incentivized to vaccinate.
There are profits from vaccine mark-ups and huge profits from vaccine administration fees. The average admin fee is about $35 per vaccine.
For the 715 patients born into my practice who have refused to give any vaccines (each child would have had 28 vaccines by age 2 and over 60 vaccines in their childhood) amounting to income of $700,000 for the 2 years and $1.5 million over their childhood. READ MORE…
Vaccine-Doubting Oregon Doctor Loses Medicaid Funding: Dr. Paul Thomas is barred from participating in a federal program that provides poor children with vaccinations
The July 12 order issued by the Oregon Health Authority, barring him from participation, states Thomas failed to stock two of the required vaccines (the rotavirus and HPV vaccines), as mandated under the program. “Dr. Thomas…is not exercising medical judgment in accordance with accepted medical practice,” it also states.