Vaccines work! CDC statistics demonstrate dramatic declines in vaccine-preventable diseases when compared with the pre-vaccine era

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DiseasePre-Vaccine Era

Estimated Annual Morbidity*

Percent Decrease

Diphtheria 21,053 1 >99%

H. influenzae (invasive, 99%

Hepatitis A 117,333 2,890 98%

Hepatitis B (acute) 66,232 18,800 72%

Measles 530,217 55 >99%

Mumps 162,344 229 >99%

Pertussis 200,752 48,277 76%

Pneumococcal disease (invasive,