US EditionForever Changed by Diseases that Vaccines Can Prevent, Families Share Their Stories
- Katie Van Tornhout lost her infant daughter to whooping cough, also called pertussis, which was confirmed by the CDC.
- This tragedy occurred amid growing vaccine hesitancy and misinformation, including a debunked study falsely linking MMR vaccines to autism.
- Families shared experiences of preventable diseases like congenital rubella syndrome, polio, and H-flu that vaccines now largely control but still threaten due to declining immunization.
- Van Tornhout emphasized that adults have the duty to safeguard their children, highlighting that vaccinating is a key part of a parent's responsibility.
- The resurgence of vaccine-preventable illnesses warns of increased health risks, highlighting the need for timely vaccinations and public support for immunization programs.
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Before widespread vaccination, devastating infectious diseases swept through the United States, killing millions of children and leaving many others with lifelong health problems.
Many forget childhood deaths, disabilities from diseases before widespread vaccination. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often became disabled or lost their lives to whooping cough, measles, rubella and other infectious diseases that ran rampant in the U.S.
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Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent
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