Did diseases decline because of vaccines? Not according to history…

“VACCINATION DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPRESSIVE DECLINES IN MORTALITY SEEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE CENTURY…NEARLY 90% OF THE DECLINE IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE MORTALITY AMONG US CHILDREN OCCURRED BEFORE 1940, WHEN FEW ANTIBIOTICS OR VACCINES WERE AVAILABLE.” — ANNUAL SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS: TRENDS IN THE HEALTH OF AMERICANS DURING THE 20TH CENTURY, JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, DECEMBER 2000 THE FACTS ARE CLEAR: INFECTIOUS DISEASE DEATHS DECLINED NEARLY 90% BEFORE VACCINES WERE INTRODUCED… Dr. Lawrence Palevsky, a well-respected pediatrician and fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics, discusses how disease mortality declined well before the introduction of vaccines in this one-minute MUST-WATCH video. *Refer to the column on the right for the original images In the United States (and other countries), historical records show that disease mortality declined nearly 90% before the introduction of the vaccine program and routine vaccination programs — as stated in the Trends in the Health of Americans report. In fact, some of the most prevalent diseases in the early 1900s — including Tuberculosis (TB), Scarlet Fever and Typhoid — followed the same declines WITHOUT ever having a vaccine program (in the US). These diseases were nearly eradicated in the U.S. without the population being vaccinated for them. (See graph) How is this possible? The pharmaceutical/medical indus[...x]