Doctors push pricey vaccines, make healthy profit

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Vaccines are meant to help prevent diseases. But they could also have another vital use as an alternative and significant source of income for doctors. 

Many vaccine manufacturers are offering vaccines at hugely reduced prices to doctors, many of whom charge the full price from patients, pocketing the difference. The greater the discount, the bigger the profit margin for the doctor. So when a doctor pushes a vaccine that is not part of the universal immunization programme, it would be difficult to decide whether he is thinking of your child's health or his pocket.