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FIGURE 2— —Changes in cumulative costs per child of vaccine series attributable to changes in recommendations.

Note. DTaP = diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine; DTP = diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine; HBV = hepatitis B vaccine; Hib = Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine; IPV = inactivated poliovirus vaccine; MMR = measles-mumps-rubella vaccine; Var = varicella vaccine. Each bar represents attributable change in cost for the vaccines indicated. Bars of different shades distinguish costs for different vaccines in years in which more than 1 change in recommendations occurred. New combination vaccines are indicated with "/" in the vaccine name. All costs are in 2001 US dollars.