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Another disease that has been eliminated from the US is [[Polio]], which killed over 3,000 people in the United States in 1952 [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1952_2.pdf], and afflicted such noted persons as President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], actor Alan Alda, and musician Itzak Perlman. When doctors began using a vaccine to fight polio, it practically eradicated the disease in the developed world.

Another disease that has been eliminated from the US is [[Polio]], which killed over 3,000 people in the United States in 1952 [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1952_2.pdf], and afflicted such noted persons as President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], actor Alan Alda, and musician Itzak Perlman. When doctors began using a vaccine to fight polio, it practically eradicated the disease in the developed world.

The incidence of other diseases such as [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], and [[measles]], has decreased greatly since the invention of vaccines against these diseases.<ref>https://www.unicef.org/pon96/hevaccin.htm</ref

The incidence of other diseases such as [[diphtheria]], [[pertussis]], and [[measles]], has decreased greatly since the invention of vaccines against these diseases.<ref>https://www.unicef.org/pon96/hevaccin.htm</ref>

Traditionally a few highly tested vaccines were recommended for children to protect against deadly or severe diseases, such as [[smallpox]] and [[polio]]. Beginning in the 1990s, however, profit-driven vaccine manufacturers lobbied states and pediatrician organizations to compel numerous additional vaccines for non-deadly and even sexually transmitted diseases.  In addition, emotion based on inadequate information can result in over-vaccination.  As a result, many young people are routinely given massive amounts of vaccines of questionable benefit and potentially significant harm.

Traditionally a few highly tested vaccines were recommended for children to protect against deadly or severe diseases, such as [[smallpox]] and [[polio]]. Beginning in the 1990s, however, profit-driven vaccine manufacturers lobbied states and pediatrician organizations to compel numerous additional vaccines for non-deadly and even sexually transmitted diseases.  In addition, emotion based on inadequate information can result in over-vaccination.  As a result, many young people are routinely given massive amounts of vaccines of questionable benefit and potentially significant harm.