Health Impact of Measles Vaccination in the United States

摘要: As a result of intensive efforts to vaccinate children, measles and its attendant complications encephalitis death have declined more than 99% from the prevaccine era. Similarly, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis has markedly. Measles vaccine been demonstrated be extremely safe, as well effective. The health resource benefits due vaccination against during first 20 years licensure enormous. In this period it is estimated that prevented 52 million cases, 5,200 deaths, 17,400 cases mental retardation, achieving net savings $5.1 billion. These substantial will continue accrue in future.