Reduction of cases and deaths of vaccine-preventable diseases in the US
The visualization here shows the reduction in cases and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States after the introduction of each vaccine. This data was published by Roush and Murphy (2007).1
For several diseases, the US has achieved a 100% reduction of cases and deaths and for many other diseases, the reduction is often very substantial as well.
Endnotes
Roush and Murphy (2007) – Historical comparisons of morbidity and mortality for vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. In the Journal of the American Medical Association, 298, 18, 2155–2163. here
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