The Vaccine Effect

PRE-VACCINE ERA ESTIMATED ANNUAL MORBIDITY IN THE U.S. MOST RECENT REPORTS OF CASES IN THE U.S. DECREASE DIPHTHERIA 21,053 100% H. INFLUENZA 20,000 99% 243 HEPATITIS A 117,333 91% 11,049 HEPATITIS B 66,232 83% 11,269 MEASLES 530,217 99% 61 MUMPS 162,344 99% 982 PERTUSSIS 200,752 93% 13,506 PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE 74% 16,069 4,167 POLIO 16,316 100% RUBELLA 47,745 99% CONGENITAL RUBELLA 152 99% SMALLPOX 29,005 100% TETANUS 580 98% 14 VARICELLA 4,085,120 89% 449,363