[Socioeconomic importance of diphtheria and whooping cough immunoprophylaxis]

The evaluation of the immunoprophylaxis of diphtheria and pertussis in the USSR in respect to its social and economic significance has shown that in 20 years (1957-1976) the damage caused by these diseases to the health of the population decreased 833 and 28-fold, and to the economy 333 and 17-fold, respectively. The economic effectiveness achieved by the realization of vaccinal prophylaxis was 1 : 87 for diphtheria and 1 : 119 for pertussis.