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DPT vaccine Vaccines by the numbers Vaccine timeline Infographic showing estimated lives saved by childhood vaccinations worldwide from 1974 to 2024, with syringe-shaped bars for each disease. Measles tops the list at 93.71 million lives saved, followed by tetanus, whooping cough, and others, for a total of 153.84 million lives saved. A chart showing the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended immunization schedule for children from birth to 6 years, listing vaccines and timing for each dose across a timeline, with color-coded markers for standard and high-risk recommendations.
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A doctor in a white lab coat and gloves gives an injection to a young girl sitting on an exam table, steadying her upper arm with one hand. Immunization
How did the polio vaccine change the world?
Children with polio and the administration of polio vaccine
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How Did Smallpox Change the American Revolution?
250 years ago, medical science helped win a war.
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How did the polio vaccine change the world?
The original formulation of the polio vaccine was announced in 1953.
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Children with polio and the administration of polio vaccine
Archival footage showing children with polio, Jonas Salk giving injections of vaccine,...
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DPT vaccine
Designed to protect against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, the DPT vaccine is...
Amanda Mills/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Lives saved by childhood vaccinations, 1974–2024
Vaccines and the estimates of lives saved over the period 1974–2024.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Recommended immunization schedule for babies and children from birth to 6 years old,
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends routine immunization against...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Childhood vaccination
A nurse immunizes a patient with an intramuscular vaccination.
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Immunization
Woman being immunized during the 1976 nationwide swine flu vaccination campaign....
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Image Number: 8376)

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Vaccines by the numbers
Interactive chart displaying lives saved or birth rate increase from vaccines.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Vaccine timeline
An interactive timeline on the development of vaccines.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. / Lucia Barnum
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