Lives saved by vaccines: 1974 to ???
Saturday, December 14, 2024
"The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine..."
"Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine,” New York Times, Dec. 13, 2024.
"Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year. For every death averted, 66 years of full health were gained on average, translating to 10·2 billion years of full health gained."
"Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization,” The Lancet, May 25, 2024. (Hat tip: Marginal Revolution.)