6/13/18
The Lancet published results of an analysis on 15 years ( 2000 – 2015 ) of Hib and PCV vaccine use worldwide. The bottom line, there’s been a drastic reduction in pediatric deaths caused by Haemophilus influenza type b and pneumonia. Hib deaths in children in 2000 were approximately 363,000. In 2015 the Hib deaths in children were 29, 500. For pneumococcal deaths, in 2000 they were approximately 735,000. Pneumococcal deaths in 2015 were approximately 294,000.