Vaccines are one of mankind’s greatest scientific achievements. This year alone, they have prevented 14 million infections, $40 billion in medical costs, and most importantly, 33,000 deaths. Yet vaccines are victims of their own success. Today's parents are unfamiliar with the diseases they prevent, but these diseases are alive and well in the U.S. According to Dr. Hermon Phillips’ --a pediatrician in New York, New York-- article, Facts and Myths of Vaccinations, there is a difference in vaccinations and vaccines. He states, “vaccinations protect from specific diseases that can make someone very sick, disable or even kill them. They boost the body’s defense system, which is also called the immune system.” He also states, “vaccines create
