Vaccines: Essential Weapons in the Fight Against Disease

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Aug 10, 2016Education

Just a generation ago, one out of five children in the United States died before reaching adulthood. Repeated epidemics swept through the world, killing as many as one-quarter of the population. Today, that frightening w...

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