diff --git a/CorsixTH/Lua/epidemic.lua b/CorsixTH/Lua/epidemic.lua
index aa93499..df8c9fd 100644
--- a/CorsixTH/Lua/epidemic.lua
+++ b/CorsixTH/Lua/epidemic.lua
@@ -310,20 +310,6 @@ function Epidemic:countInfectedPatients()
   return infected_count
 end
 
---[[Counts the number of patients that have been infected that are now cured.
-@return cured_count (Integer) the number of cured patients that were once
-infected]]
-function Epidemic:countCuredPatients()
-  local cured_count = 0
-  for _, infected_patient in ipairs(self.infected_patients) do
-    if infected_patient.cured then
-      cured_count = cured_count + 1
-    end
-  end
-  return cured_count
-end
-
-
 --[[ Sends the initial fax to the player when the epidemic is revealed.]]
 function Epidemic:sendInitialFax()
   local num_infected = self:countInfectedPatients()
@@ -420,10 +406,7 @@ function Epidemic:finishCoverUp()
     self:toggleVaccinationMode()
   end
 
-  local total_infected = #self.infected_patients
   local still_infected = self:countInfectedPatients()
-  local total_cured = self:countCuredPatients()
-
   self:determineFaxAndFines(still_infected)
   self:clearAllInfectedPatients()
 end
@@ -577,7 +560,7 @@ function Epidemic:markedPatientsCallForVaccination()
   for _, infected_patient in ipairs(self.infected_patients) do
     if infected_patient.marked_for_vaccination and
         not infected_patient.reserved_for and is_static(infected_patient) then
-      local call = self.world.dispatcher:callNurseForVaccination(infected_patient)
+      self.world.dispatcher:callNurseForVaccination(infected_patient)
     end
   end
 end