The impact of immunization programs on 10 vaccine preventable diseases in Italy: 1900–2015

Vaccination has determined a dramatic decline in morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases over the last century. However, low perceived risk of the infectious threat and increased concern about vaccines’ safety led to a reduction in vaccine coverage, with increased risk of disease outbreaks. Annual surveillance data of nationally communicable infectious diseases in Italy between 1900 and 2015 were used to derive trends in morbidity and...