Why Do We Vaccinate?
Did you Know?
HPV causes 70% of oropharyngeal cancers in the United States.
About 1 in 1000 children who get measles will die of measle encephalopathy 2-10 years after getting the disease.
Even when the flu vaccine is not a good match, it can decrease the risk of hospitalization by 60-70%.
10-14% of people who get the meningococcal disease will die.
There are existing vaccines that could stop rotavirus and pneumonia — two conditions that kill nearly 3 million children under the age of five every year.
FAQs about Vaccines
AAP Vaccine Schedule
