Vaccinations have made significant contributions to modern medicine, greatly reducing the prevalence of certain diseases. Diseases such as polio, tetanus, measles, and chickenpox have seen a drastic decrease in cases. Smallpox has been completely eradicated, with no natural cases reported since 1977.

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