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• Flu vaccine use can reduce illness risk in U.S. by 60%

  Recent studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of illness in the overall U.S. population by around 60%. …  [ Get More Details ]

• Measles vaccines reduced cases from 6 million to 1 million per year

  Vaccination for measles reduced the number of worldwide deaths from 6 million in 1974 to less than 1 million per year.  [ Get More Details ]

• Flu vaccine use reduces disease burden

  Use of the LAIV (live attenuated influenza virus) in healthy adults ages 18 to 64 reduced febrile illness by 19% and upper respiratory tract illnesses by 24%. It also…  [ Get More Details ]

• Over 6 years, flu vaccine prevented >110,000 hospitalizations and 5.8 million medical visits

  Over a 6-year period (2005 – 2011), the influenza vaccine prevented more than 110,000 hospitalizations and 5.8 million medical visits.  [ Get More Details ]