Importatnt Myths and Facts About Vaccines That Most People Do not know

By Editorial Staff in Health and Fitness On 9th February 2015

Vaccines are designed to protect you from diseases. It's important to get to know about common facts and myths related to vaccines.

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#1

FACT: "In the past 60 years, vaccines helped eradicate one disease (smallpox) and are close to eradicating another (polio)."

#2

FACT: "Vaccines prevent more than 2.5 million deaths each year."

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#3

MYTH: "Vaccines cause autism and other disorders."

#4

FACT: "New and underutilized vaccines could avert nearly 4 million deaths by 2015."

#5

MYTH: "Getting so many vaccines will overwhelm a child's immune system."

#6

MYTH: "My baby might get the disease it's supposed to prevent."

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#7

FACT: "Vaccines helped reduce measles deaths globally by 78% between 2000 and 2008. In sub-Saharan Africa, deaths dropped by 92% in the same period."

#8

MYTH: "You shouldn't give a vaccine to a child who has a cold."

#9

MYTH: "Vaccines can provide 100 percent disease protection

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#10

FACT: "Not all vaccines are given as shots. Some vaccines are given orally.

#11

FACT: "Most diseases prevented by vaccines are no longer common in the United States. If vaccines were not used, just a few cases could quickly turn into tens or hundreds of thousands."