Studies show vaccines have unexpected benefits — better cognition, school grades and child growth.

Research Matters-October 22, 2019. A recent set of studies by a team of international researchers, led by those at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), Washington DC and New Delhi, have shown that vaccines can have other unintentional positive effects. They show that measles and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine can have long-term cognitive, health and schooling benefits in children from countries like India, Vietnam and Ethiopia. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded the studies.