| | Vaccine Information & Resources
National Websites:
Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
American Academy of Pediatrics - Immunization
Voices for Vaccines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Vaccines & Immunizations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Vaccine Safety
Immunization Action Coalition
Oklahoma State Website:
Oklahoma Immunization Services
Oklahoma County Website:
Oklahoma City County Health Department - Immunizations
CDC statistics demonstrate dramatic declines in vaccine-preventable diseases when compared with the pre-vaccine era.
| Disease | Pre-Vaccine Era Estimated Annual Deaths* | Most Recent Reports or Estimates of U.S. Cases | Percent Decrease | | Diphtheria | 21,053 | 0** | 100% | H. Influenzae (invasive,<5 years | 20,000 | 243** | 99% | | Hepatitis A | 117,333 | 11,049 | 99% | | Hepatits B (acute) | 66,232 | 11,269 | 83% | | Measles | 530,217 | 61** | <99% | | Mumps | 162,344 | 982** | 99% | | Pertussis | 200,752 | 13,506** | 93% | Pneumococcal disease (invasive, >5 years of age | 16,069 | 4,167 | 74% | | Polio (paralytic) | 16,316 | 0** | 100% | | Rubella | 47,745 | 4** | >99% | Congenital Rubella Syndrome | 152 | 1** | 99% | | Smallpox | 29,005 | 0** | 100% | | Tetanus | 580 | 14** | 98% | | Varicella | 4,085,120 | 449,363 | 89% |
*CDC. JAMA, November 14,2007;**
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