Measles and polio may be thought of as relics from another time, but it wasn’t too long ago that they were major issues for US children. One vaccination program may be largely responsible for the improvement. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on changes in vaccine coverage since a national vaccination program began two decades ago.The researchers estimated that over 300 million childhood illnesses were prevented in the US during this time, thanks to routine childhood vaccinations. According to the authors of this study, which was led by Anne Schuchat, MD, of CDC’s National … Continue reading
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