Vaccines and your child
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Greenwich Pediatrics has posted a list of the vaccines your child will receive on their scheduled well visit appointment here.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION
Keep up to date with immunizations.
Visit the Academy of Pediatrics SiteVACCINE EDUCATION CENTER
Learn about vaccines at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Vaccine Education Center.
Visit the Vaccine Education CenterVaccine Benefits
The Benefits of Vaccines – How vaccines have impacted disease over the yearsDISEASE | VACCINE INTRODUCTION DATE(S) | PRE-VACCINE CASES/DEATHS EST. ANNUAL | POST-VACCINE CASES//DEATHS EST. ANNUAL |
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Diptheria | 1928, 1943 | 21,053/1,822 | 0/0 |
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | 1914-1941 | 200,752 / 4,034 | 15,632 / 27 |
Tetanus | 1933-1949 | 580 / 472 | 41 / 4 |
Measles | 1960s | 530,217 / 440 | 55 / 0 |
Mumps | 1940s, 1967 | 162,344 / 39 | 6,584 / 0 |
Rubella | 1969 | 47,745 / 17 | 11/ 0 |
Hepatitis A | 1995 | 117,333 / 137 | 15,298 / 18 |
Hepatitis B | 1981, 1986 | 66,232 / 237 | 13,169 / 47 |
H I B | 1985, 1987,1990 | 20,000 / 1,000 | <50 / <5 |
Varicella | 1995 | 4,085,120 / 105 | 612,768 / 19 |