"The reason to get a vaccine is herd immunity," Siegel said. Vaccinations not only protect the person who is vaccinated, but as more people are vaccinated it decreases the amount of circulating germs, he said.
Siegel said both smallpox and polio were eradicated by vaccinations.
More information
For more on adult vaccinations, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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