Despite the increase in childhood vaccines, US ranked 24th in infant mortality in 2019. Candace questions if more vaccines improve health, relating her experience with the HPV vaccine.

CDC: About Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines - https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/dtap-tdap-td/hcp/about-vaccine.html

CDC: About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) - https://www.cdc.gov/fasd/about/index.html

CDC: Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age - https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html

OECD Infant Mortality Rates - https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/infant-mortality-rates.html

CDC: United States Cancer Statistics: Data Visualizations - https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/#/

John Hopkins: HPV: 5 Things All Women Should Know - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/human-papillomavirus-hpv/hpv-5-things-all-women-should-know

New York State Senate Senate Bill S298B - https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S298