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A Chart That Shows the Pertussis Vaccine Works

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Mortality charts can be misleading, as they may not accurately reflect the impact of vaccines on preventing deaths from diseases like pertussis. Anti-vaccine arguments suggesting that mortality rates fell before vaccines were introduced are flawed. Data from the UK shows a significant decrease in pertussis cases and deaths after the introduction of the DPT vaccine. Despite imperfections, vaccination remains crucial in protecting against pertussis.

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How Did Typhoid Fever Go Away Without a Vaccine?

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Anti-vaccine influencers misuse mortality graphs to discredit vaccines. For diseases like typhoid fever, they overlook the impact of water filtration, pasteurization, and the availability of vaccines since 1896. While improved sanitation and hygiene played a role, targeted eradication campaigns, newer vaccines, and antibiotic treatments contributed to the decline. These factors, not vaccines, primarily reduced typhoid fever in developed countries.

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How Does a Mother’s Tdap Shot Protect a Newborn Baby?

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Newborns and infants have the highest rates of death from pertussis and need extra protection from the Tdap shot that their mother got during her third trimester.

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Influenza and Tdap Vaccination Rates Among Pregnant Women

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Influenza and Tdap vaccination rates among pregnant women are still much lower than they should be, putting these moms and their babies at risk to get a vaccine preventable disease.

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