From the Media
Vaccine-preventable diseases are still killing children in the U.S.
Reading the news reports in April was difficult because it served as a reminder that we have more work to do when it comes to protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases. In fact, media outlets in April carried stories about deaths from pertussis (green), bacterial meningitis (blue), and chickenpox (purple); the CDC’s weekly influenza report indicated 137 pediatric deaths during the 2012-2013 influenza season (not shown), and public health officials were working to contain outbreaks of measles (red) and mumps (brown).
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the News: April 2013
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