Suppose There Is a New Drug in the Pipeline That

question 8

Essay

Suppose there is a new drug in the pipeline that will reduce infant mortality in half from .05 to .025,but the drug will not be approved by the FDA for 3 years.If 10,000 children are afflicted each year,what is the number of statistical deaths that could have been avoided with earlier FDA approval?

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