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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.