Vaccination—one of the best ways to protect children

Vaccination heads the list of America’s 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Prevention of major diseases has challenged physicians and scientists throughout time.

Thanks to vaccines, Americans have enjoyed dramatic improvements in their overall health and life expectancy over the past 100 years. Infections long feared for their severe symptoms and often serious, long-term consequences—measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and others—are now controlled by immunization.

However, the bacteria and viruses that cause vaccine-preventable diseases still exist and can once again become common—and deadly—if vaccination stops.

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