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2018 CDC RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATION

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SCHEDULE

“This has led to an increased fear that multiple

vaccines might overwhelm children’s immune
systems.”
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VACCINES
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Benefits…

Prevent Deaths Millions prevented each year

Eradicate Diseases Small Pox, Polio and Rubella
Increase life expectancy About 25 years since 1900s
Decrease spread of diseases
Overall Improvement of Measles, Diphtheria, Tetanus,
Public Health Yellow Fever and Pertussis
“[R]esearch shows that with the exception of clean 5

drinking water, no other human intervention

surpasses the impact immunizations have had on
reducing infectious disease and mortality rates—not
even antibiotics.”
Terra Manca – PhD Sociology and Research Analyst
Social Science and Medicine
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THERE’S ALWAYS RISKS INVOLVED

Rash
Fever
Seizure
Brain Damage
Death
Autism
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WHAT IS MORE LIKELY TO

HAPPEN?
 CHICKENPOX
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“Chickenpox is a "common and mild

infectious disease of childhood" and that
"all healthy children should be exposed to
chickenpox ... at an age at which it is no
more than an inconvenience.”
-Encyclopedia of Medicine
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WITHOUT VACCINES, EVERY YEAR...

►Polio ►10,000 Paralyzed

►Rubella ►20,000 birth defects
►Measles ►Affect 2 Million and kill 3,000
►Diphtheria ►One of the most common causes of
death
►Pertussis ►1010 cases in 1976
►8296 cases in 2002
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CONCLUSION?

• 1 in 350,000 chance that a child will be injured by

vaccinations
• Millions of deaths and diseases prevented each year
• Diseases eradicated and overall public health improving
because of vaccinations.
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• Aronson, Susan S. Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools : A Quick
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• Manca, Terra. "“One of the Greatest Medical Success Stories:” Physicians and Nurses’ Small
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