Vaccines are the best defense we have against infectious disease, and while many of the diseases vaccines protect against are much less of a concern than they once were, they still exist. The National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID) states that approximately 50,000 individuals die per year from diseases that are preventable by vaccines in the United States alone. As such, vaccines are still an essential part of disease prevention and living a healthy life. Moreover, vaccines do not only help the person who receives the vaccine but also that person’s family and community, especially those who have compromised immune systems due to age, underlying medical conditions, or autoimmune disorders.