Many vaccine-preventable diseases have no cure or treatment. A disease may not currently be present in a community, but disease outbreaks can and do occur in communities that are not protected. Ten serious childhood diseases are preventable. Nearly half the deaths were of children under age two who had not been immunized. The biggest cause of the epidemic was failure to vaccinate children against measles on time-between 12 and 18 months of age.
Immunizations save money.
Vaccine-preventable diseases cost 16 times more in medical related expenses than the vaccine that prevents the disease. This does not include direct costs to families, such as lost days of work, school and child care. Send mail to the Webmaster .