Immunization through vaccination is the most recognized method of clinical disease prevention. It has been proven to decrease the occurrence of disease, eradicating some from existence. Many diseases that were once considered to be death sentences in centuries past – and sometimes mere decades ago – are now all but history. Learn more about how vaccinations have benefitted the overall health of people in the United States and how the lack of vaccinations continues to negatively impact children of the world.

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Sources

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/G/impact-of-vaccines.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/G/impact-of-vaccines.pdf

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Vaccine-Delivery

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1446759/

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