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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Anti-vaxxers will no doubt dismiss the data that shows 150mn lives have been saved by childhood vaccinations in the last 50 years... a scepticism based on a small number of cases of side effects.

No-one denies vaccination can have side effects but like all public health work, the greater good is served by their use - we need to remember this as the idiots who deny the worth of vaccines gain political traction!

Chart: Over 150mn lives have been saved by childhood vaccination in the past 50 years Estimated lives saved from disease, 1974-2024 (mn) shows: Measles 93.71 lives saved; Tetanus 27.95' Whooping cough (Petrussis) 13.7; Tuberculosis 10.87; and a range of other diseases under 3mn lives saved
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Feb 26, 2025, 07:18 AM·Public·Web
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