Purpose
A comparison of the morbidity and mortality before and after widespread implementation of national vaccine recommendations for 13 vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) for which recommendations were in place prior to 2005 from a selection of publications and presentations.
Publications
Manuscript
Roush SW, Murphy TV, Vaccine-Preventable Disease Table Working Group a. Historical Comparisons of Morbidity and Mortality for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the United States. JAMA. 2007; 298(19): 2155-2163. doi:10.1001/jama.298.18.2155.
Presentation Slides
These slides are updated annually to provide vaccine-preventable disease surveillance data for:
Comparison of 20th Century Annual Morbidity and Current Morbidity (slide one [1 page]) updated 3/2/23 (2022 Week 52 NNDSS provisional data as of 12/31/22)
Comparison of Pre-Vaccine Era Estimated Annual Morbidity with Current Estimate (slide two [1 page]) updated 4/27/2023
References
- National Notifiable Infectious Diseases Surveillance System, Notifiable Infectious Diseases Tables, Week 52. (2021 Provisional Data) Unpublished. Atlanta, GA. CDC Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance, 2021. Accessed on January 5, 2022.
- Prevention of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis among Infants and Children Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR. 2009; 58 (RR02); 1-25.
For educational materials, see Surveillance Trainings & Videos.