Current Controversies in Vaccination

25 December 2002

journal article
contempo updates
Published by American Medical Association (AMA)

Vol. 288 (24) , 3155-3158
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.24.3155

Abstract

Vaccination is ranked as one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the last century and is the number one contribution to decreased global morbidity and mortality.¹^-3 Pediatric vaccinations have had the most profound impact of any intervention on increasing global child survival, accounting for 3 million pediatric lives saved annually.³ However, even in the 21st century, vaccine-preventable infectious diseases remain important causes of morbidity and mortality in many areas of the world. Globally, tetanus, measles, and pertussis are the main vaccine-preventable causes of death in children; septicemia and influenza-related pneumonia are among the top 10 causes of death in adults and children worldwide, including the United States.⁴^,5

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