That means these children will not die of these diseases,5.4 million, and we hope to prevent 4.2 million premature deaths by keeping immunization rates high over the next five years for basic immunization and rolling out vaccines against pneumonia and rotavirus diarrhea."

VOA: special.2010.09.15

They were so effective and cost effective and yet immunization rates were on the decline if you look back 10 years ago, However,she says in the last nine years, immunization rates for such diseases as diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis have risen sharply.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

McCurry said Clinton would push the tobacco tax increase during an afternoon event designed to highlight progress in improving child immunization rates.

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Social statistics - what happens to malnutrition, what happens to mortality rates, what happens to immunization rates, what happens to school completion - are not available month by month.

CNN: CHILDREN OF THE CRISIS

"There are some real serious pockets of problems, " said Chris Jennings, the president's domestic policy adviser, adding that immunization rates in some inner-city areas are 20 percent below the national average.

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