Vaccines have prevented many diseases

Percentage reduction in disease incidence in the vaccine era by disease. Figures round to 100% for several diseases, although there are still some cases.

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Percentage reduction for rotavirus is hospitalizations. IPD (invasive pneumococcal disease) does not include pneumococcal pneumonia or acute otitis media.

Chart: Ed100 Lesson 2.3Source: American Association of PediatricsGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper