The president planned to announce that he is calling on the WIC program to check the immunization status of every child receiving services and assistance, and to refer children who are behind on their immunizations to a local doctor or public clinic.

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The WIC program, which covers 45 percent of infants across the country and more than 5 million children younger than 5, is "the single largest point of access to health services for low-income preschool children who are at the highest risk for low vaccination coverage, " according to the administration.

CNN: Clinton to order immunization assessments

Yet we still debate the merits of the federally funded WIC (Womens, Infants and Children) program, school lunches and food assistance to needy families.

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And where would we be without the WIC program that provides healthy foods to pregnant women, and infants and children up to five years old? 50% of all babies born in the United States utilize WIC.

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