Candidemia is one of the most common health care–associated infections in the United States. During 2017–2021, data from CDC’s Emerging Infections Program identified a total of 7,381 cases of candidemia (invasive candidiasis that has spread throughout the bloodstream) across 10 states.
The gap in premature mortality (or early death) between urban and rural America is growing wider. Data from this CDC study showed that people living in rural areas are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke) compared to those who live in urban areas.
Among children born during 1994-2023, routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented approximately 32 million hospitalizations and 1,129,000 deaths, a direct savings of $540 billion and societal savings of $2.7 trillion.
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