3.1 Communicable diseases

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Two graphs are plotted below showing trends related to pertussis (whooping cough) in the UK from 1960 to 2020:

Two line graphs plotted on grids with identical horizontal axes representing years from 1960 to 2020.

Use the graphs to answer the following questions:

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What year was the pertussis vaccine first introduced?

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b.

Describe the trend in the annual number of pertussis cases from 1960 to 1985.

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In 2005, a scientific paper was published suggesting a link between the vaccine and a health concern. What happened to the percentage of infants vaccinated against pertussis after 2005?

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