Vaccines prevent more than 700,000 child deaths in the U.S.: CDC

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal government program launched 20 years ago to increase vaccinations for low-income children in the United States will prevent more than 700,000 deaths, but measles remains a stubborn adversary, with more than 129 cases so far this year, a federal agency said on Thursday. There have been no deaths from the disease reported in the United States this year, the CDC said. The importation of measles from overseas makes vaccination even more important for children in the United States, the CDC said. "Borders can't stop diseases anymore, but vaccinations can," CDC Director Tom Frieden told reporters.



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