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>>jasonc+(OP)
https://observablehq.com/@mbostock/the-impact-of-vaccines

That figure is real hard to refute, or square with any other cause of reduction of measles infections except vaccination.

>>hprota+mJ
You are talking a different time scale. Take a look at this figure from the article:

https://rootsofprogress.org/img/mckeown-1975-fig-6.png

Modern medicine and vaccines have undeniably reduced the occurrence and severity of diseases, but the occurrences of these diseases were already down over 90% by the time we came up with vaccines. It's not wrong to recognize that tremendous achievement.