The Alliance’s Truth About Vaccines for You and Your Loved Ones fact sheet provides an overview on how vaccines work, explains the benefits of vaccination, gives tips on spotting misinformation and disinformation, and debunks some of the most common myths regarding childhood and adult vaccination including a new section on COVID-19 vaccines.

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Vaccination

Vaccines train the human immune system to recognize and combat infectious disease, which results in immunity or reduced potential severity of illness.

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Infectious Diseases

Every year, between 50,000 and 90,000 adults in the U.S. die from vaccine-preventable infectious diseases or their complications.

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