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Apr 2021
52m 19s

Vaccine Verification

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
About this episode
About a year ago, Sawbones discussed what herd immunity was not. In this episode, we look at how we’ll get there, and what role vaccine verification will play. How has it impacted public health historically, and what can we anticipate in the near future? 
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