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Nov 2023
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Why Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Fall...

Scientific American
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Fewer kids got their routine childhood vaccines since before the pandemic. Are lack of access and a loss of trust in science to blame? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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