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Each year, about 85 percent of the worldâs children receive vaccines that protect them against tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles. These vaccines save about 2.5 million lives, and the hepatitis B vaccine, although not as widely used, saves about 600,000 lives. Despite this success, more than 3 million people die from vaccine-preventable diseases each year. Approximately 1.5 million of these deaths are in children less than 5 years old. Of the top 10 causes of death in those less than 5 years old, several are infectious, meaning they can be transmitted from one person to another.
In the decade prior to the introduction of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) combination vaccine in the United States, itâs estimated that more than three million people were infected with the measles each year.Since MMR reached widespread use, measles cases in the country have been reduced by more than 99%.[1].n the decade prior to the introduction of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) combination vaccine in the United States, itâs estimated that more than three million people were infected with the measles each year. Since MMR reached widespread use, measles cases in the country have been reduced by more than 99%. [1].