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The viruses and bacteria
that cause vaccine-preventable disease and death still exist. Use of vaccines
has dramatically reduced the number of people who get infectious diseases
and the complications these diseases produce. Such diseases have a costly
impact, resulting in doctor's visits, hospitalizations, and lost time from
work for many parents.
By all counts, efforts to protect the world from vaccine-preventable disease have been a success. Vaccines are now available to protect children and adults against numerous diseases like chickenpox, hepatitis A and B, and pneumococcal infections.
- Cases of vaccine-preventable diseases are down more than 97% from peak levels before vaccines were available, and childhood immunization rates are at an all-time high. Improvements span all racial and ethnic populations.
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Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available. They not only prevent a vaccinated individual from developing a potentially serious disease, but also help protect an entire community by reducing the spread of infectious bacteria or viruses.
Through continued education, information, vaccination and monitoring vaccine safety, vaccine-preventable disease may one day become a thing of the past.
-Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention
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