Maths skills - Extracting and interpreting information
An important skill is in extracting relevant information from charts, graphs and tables. The questions below demonstrate applying this skill.
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Describe what happens to the number of measles cases after the introduction of the measles vaccines in 1968.
The measles vaccine was introduced in 1968 which caused a sharp decline to approximately 150,000 cases in 1969. A gradual decline was observed and in 1982 approximately 50,000 cases were recorded.
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Describe, using data, the effect of the introduction of the MMR vaccine on the number of measles cases recorded.
A new MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine was introduced in 1988, which caused a further sharp decline in recorded cases from approximately 50, 000. In 1994 a second vaccine for measles (the Measles / Rubella campaign) was introduced. Shortly afterwards a second dose of MMR vaccination was introduced in 1996, which resulted in cases falling to the low thousands.
