The financial cost alone for parents who refuse to vaccinate their children can be astronomical. If the children contract one of these diseases that would have been easily prevented by vaccinations, the cost of care can overwhelm a family. Even if the children stay healthy, they can be refused admission at various schools and daycare facilities because of the risk they pose to the other children. Finding an educational institution who will accept unvaccinated children is difficult and expensive.

Fortunately, even parents who are in dire straits financially can find low-cost or no-cost ways to provide their children with needed immunizations. One of these programs, the federally-funded Vaccines for Children program, offers free vaccinations to families with low incomes. Other privately-funded, local or state government-funded programs also can provide low-cost or free immunizations for kids. Be sure to tell your patients' parents about these alternatives. You can look up the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for these shots at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website.

Your medical supply store can also help you provide more information about these needed immunizations to your parents. They can also help you find high-quality, low-cost products to help you administer needed preventative treatment, such as immunizations, for your young patients.