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DISEASES PREVENTABLE BY VACCINES
1798 smallpox
1885 rabies Vaccines highlighted
1896 typhoid are part of most
standard vaccination
1896 cholera
programs for children.
According to the World Health 1897 plague
Organization (WHO), vaccination 1923 diphtheria
programs prevent two to three million 1926 pertussis (whooping cough)
deaths each year. In addition, vaccines 1927 tetanus (Increasing length of
lines only shows gradual
help reduce the pressure on health care 1927 tuberculosis build up of vaccine
systems that treat injuries and provide 1945 influenza treatments available
to doctors to prevent
yellow fever
1953
care for those who become sick with 1955 poliomyelitis diseases.)
diseases. Vaccination programs are 1963 measles
some of the most cost-effective public 1967 mumps
health ventures. However, they are not 1969 rubella
available in all parts of the world. 1970 anthrax
1975 meningitis
GLOBAL CHALLENGES 1977 pneumonia
About one-and-a-half million children 1980 adenovirus
across the globe die each year from 1981 hepatitis B
vaccine-preventable diseases. On top of 1985 haemophilus influenzae type B
that, several countries report decreases 1992 Japanese encephalitis
in vaccination coverage in recent years 1995 hepatitis A
— some due to supply and storage 1995 varicella
Lyme disease
1998
challenges and others as a result of 1998 rotavirus
myths surrounding vaccine use. 2006 human papillomavirus
People often accept poor or wrong 2019 dengue fever
information either out of a mistrust of 2021 coronavirus
science or a lack of understanding. This Vaccines developed or licensed in U.S.A.
can create inaccuracies and bias in how Source: U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
people view topics such as vaccinations.
Once you get informed about a topic,
it’s important to stay informed as facts,
evidence, and theories about it change THE CENTRAL
over time. Being informed will help ISSUES
you understand the world around you. What are some of the benefits of
It will allow you to see the impacts getting vaccinations? Are they safe to
global events have on everyone’s lives use? Why do you think some people
so you can make suitable decisions for choose not to get themselves or their
humankind’s future. Vaccination is children vaccinated? What are some
currently one of the hottest topics in of the risks of not being vaccinated?
the news.

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