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We vaccinate against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, measles.
Since 1970, the international community has managed to vaccinate most of the world’s children against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, and polio.
I remember working at a pediatric ward as a teenager and watching children die from diseases like polio, measles, and tetanus – all easily prevented by vaccines.
Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, pushed polio to the verge of eradication, and saved millions of children from measles, diphtheria, tetanus, and other deadly and disabling diseases.
Most children in the world are now protected against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, and polio, saving around three million lives a year.
Vaccines have already eradicated smallpox, and dramatically reduced child deaths and disease associated with measles, diphtheria, and tetanus.
In 1970, only 5% of infants were vaccinated against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, and polio.
The increased competition and new manufacturing approaches created by these companies have made it possible to protect a child against eight major diseases – including tetanus, whooping cough, polio, and tuberculosis – for less than $30.
Consider the progress that has been made with the lifesaving pentavalent vaccine, which protects a child against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, and haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) – all in one dose.
In 2014, 86% of children were immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, compared to less than 5% in 1974.
In reality, the global death toll from all of them, combined, is tiny compared to that from major infectious diseases that we hear much less about: diarrhea, tuberculosis, AIDS, malaria, tetanus, or measles.
On average, 90% of children in South Asia now receive vaccines for preventable illnesses such as tetanus, influenza, diphtheria, and pertussis, and the number of infants protected against Hepatitis B has increased by nearly 60% in the last decade.
Well known, low-cost, and low-tech interventions do not reach those most in need – for example immunization against tetanus, exclusive breastfeeding, simple care for low-weight babies, and antibiotics for infection.
For example, even as late as 1970, only around 5% of infants were vaccinated against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, and polio.
The latest piece of bad news, which broke late last month, was the discovery by government investigators that a pharmaceutical company had been producing substandard vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough, and had faked data for its rabies vaccine.
The Tdap vaccine, which protects adults from diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, could reduce this burden considerably.
Another vaccine, called Td, protects against tetanus and diphtheria, but not pertussis.
More than 80% of children worldwide – including many in the world’s poorest countries and most challenging settings – now have access to routine vaccinations, which protect them against diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
According to UNICEF, nearly 20 million children under the age of one did not receive the three recommended doses of DPT (the vaccination for diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus) in 2017, and nearly 21 million did not receive a single dose of measles vaccine.
False claims about the supposed risks associated with standard childhood vaccines have led to measles outbreaks in the UK, Ireland, Nigeria, Romania, Samoa, and the United States (where there have also been recent tetanus scares).
Coupled with this distortion of the face, this Hippocratic smile, or 'risus sardonicus,' as the old writers called it, what conclusion would it suggest to your mind?""Death from some powerful vegetable alkaloid," I answered,--"some strychnine-like substance which would produce tetanus."