Vaccine safety.
88 Citations•2008•
M. Fisher
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Most childhood vaccines are 90% to 99% effective in preventing disease, and if a vaccinated child does get the disease, the symptoms are usually less serious than in a child who hasn't been vaccinated.
Abstract
• Vaccines work. They have kept children healthy and have saved millions of lives for more than 50 years. Most childhood vaccines are 90% to 99% effective in preventing disease. And if a vaccinated child does get the disease, the symptoms are usually less serious than in a child who hasn’t been vaccinated. There may be mild side effects, like swelling where the shot was given, but they do not last long. And it is rare for side effects to be serious.