An English doctor named Edward Jenner took incredible risks to try to rid his world of smallpox. Because of his efforts and the efforts of scientists like him‚ the only thing between deadly diseases like the ones below and extinction are people who refuse to vaccinate their kids. Don't be that parent.Unfortunately‚ because of the misinformation from the anti-vaccination movement‚ some of these diseases have trended up in a really bad way over the past several years.Wellness involves a lot of personal choices and the tradeoff between personal liberty and shared public good. Measles is the starkest example. There were about 61 cases of measles in all of 2012‚ but in just the first seven months of 2014‚ there have been nearly 600.As this chart shows‚ vaccinations are not like taxes rates or even freedom of speech. The impact of one's personal health choices can have a significant impact on the population around them‚ in their communities and even on a national level. It makes that trade-off all the more complicated and one not easily distilled into one convenient political or religious ideology. Obviously‚ the topic of vaccinations has become immensely more complicated since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. But history teaches us valuable lessons and information is power. No matter how you feel about vaccines today‚ this chart is a reminder that medical science can be used for incredible good. Without breakthrough vaccinations in the past‚ many of us would likely not be here to have the debate about our personal choices now and into the future. This article originally appeared on 11.21.14 and this infographic is based on data from 2012.

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