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Why vaccines are safe and vital

SAVING LIVES

VACCINES are widely acknowledged to be the most successful medical advance ever. Vaccines continue to save hundreds of thousands of lives annually.

Huge strides have been made in combating diseases such as polio, tuberculosis, measles, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus using vaccination. Many of these diseases are now uncommon, and mothers today may have never even heard of friends who have lost children due to illnesses like these.

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