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posted by Jason Kottke

The World-Changing Impact of Vaccines

Back in 2015, Tynan DeBold and Dov Friedman created a series of graphics for the WSJ showing the impact of the introduction of vaccines in the US. Here’s the infographic for measles:

infographic showing the quick decline in the number of infected people after the introduction of the measles vaccine

And for polio:

infographic showing the quick decline in the number of infected people after the introduction of the polio vaccine

Vaccines are in the running for the greatest human invention ever. You can see the rest of the charts (for hepatitis A, mumps, pertussis, rubella, and smallpox) here.

See also The stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chart.

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