Additionally, without immunizations, an individual is more likely to infect others in the community, creating more harm. People who are not vaccinated can pass diseases on to babies who are too young to be completely immunized, are a threat to children and adults who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons (those with Leukemia, Cancer, HIV/AIDS, or receiving chemotherapy, radiation therapy), and can affect the small proportion of children whose vaccinations "did not take."
Examples of How Important Vaccinations are to Longevity (
~If vaccinations were halted for Measles, 2.7 million people could be estimated to die of measles each year worldwide (before the immunization was available, nearly everyone in the
~The Hib Meningitis vaccine has reduced the incidence of Hib by 98%; this form of bacterial meningitis once killed 600 children/year & left many survivors with deafness, seizures, Mental Retardation
~Before the Pertussis vaccine (whooping cough), 150,000-200,000 cases were reported each year with up to 9,000 deaths; It has also been found that incidence rates surge 10-100 times in countries where immunization coverage is reduced
~Each year, Tetanus kills 300,000 newborns and 30,000 birth mothers who were not vaccinated
~Before the pneumococcal vaccine was available for children, there were 63,000 cases and 6,100 deaths per year from Pneumonia; since the vaccine, this incidence has been reduced by 75%
~Prior to the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, the virus caused an est. 4 million cases, 11,000 hospitalizations, and 100 deaths per year; cases have decreased by over 90%
~Around 5,000 people will die each year from Hepatitis-B related liver infections resulting in over $700 million in medical and work loss costs
[Source: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention]
Are the 300,000 babies that die from tetanus a relation to the mothers dying from it? Did they get the tetanus from their mother? And do you know what makes pregnant women so susceptible?
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