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Here’s the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm
By Jia You Apr. 27, 2017 , 1:15 PM

Vaccines have beat back infectious diseases. Bubbles represent reported U.S. cases, but not all
diseases were notifiable in all years. For example, mumps was not reported until 1968, the year after
a vaccine was licensed. Click or hover on a bubble or a dot on the timeline to view more details.
*Chickenpox data were not reported by all states between 1981 and 2003.

Diphtheria Polio Pertussis Measles

1945 Key:

Vaccine licensed
Other historical events

Number of reported cases

1950 700,000

1955 100,000

10,000
1,000

1960

1965 Hepatitis B Hepatitis A Rubella

Mumps

1970 Chickenpox

1975

1980

1985

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(Graphic) J. You/Science (Data) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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DOI: 10.1126/science.aal1107

Jia You
Jia You is an interactive graphics editor at Science.
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