Global Vaccination Efforts Over Past 50 Years Have Saved 154M Lives, WHO Says

HealthDay (4/29, Thompson) reports that over the past 50 years, “global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows.” In particular, “the measles vaccine has had the most significant impact on reducing infant deaths, accounting for 60% (94 million) of the lives saved by immunization, researchers said.” In total, “vaccines have saved the equivalent of six lives every minute of every year for the past half-century, the WHO study says.”