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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish

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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. Before vaccines, death and disability stalked children. Then shots turned once-common infections into something doctors only read about in textbooks. When immunization rate...
The strongest version of this narrative underscores the critical role of vaccines in preventing devastating outbreaks of once-common diseases. The Stanford model provides a data-driven warning about the potential consequences of declining vaccination rates or policy changes that limit access to vaccines. The researchers deserve credit for quantifying the risks and highlighting the fragility of public health protections, especially in the context of rising antivaccine sentiment. However, the narr...