Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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