Topic: Public Health Policy
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Public Health Policy

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1,600 people get sick from listeria infections each year in the United States and about 260 die annually.
high statistical
Annual burden estimate for listeria infections in the United States provided by the CDC.
Widespread scientific consensus based on decades of research concludes that vaccines do not cause autism.
high general
Summary of the long-standing scientific conclusion from multiple studies over many years.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licenses vaccines, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes FDA-licensed vaccines.
high procedural
Describes the roles of FDA and CDC in vaccine regulation and promotion in the United States.
Some anti-vaccine activists allege that vaccines cause autism, a claim that contradicts the scientific consensus.
high claim
Characterizes a recurrent claim made by anti-vaccine advocacy that is at odds with established research conclusions.