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Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

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Barry R. Bloom, Edgar Marcuse, and Seth Mnookin
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Science
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Last month, the World Health Organization certified India and Southeast Asia as being polio-free, an extraordinary achievement given that the polio vaccine was declared safe and effective only 59 years ago. Vaccines are one of the safest and most cost-effective medical interventions in history. By immunizing infants, children, and teenagers, vaccines protect the entire community. Nevertheless, there is a surge of outbreaks in vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. What research is needed to reverse this trend?

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Public Trust in Vaccines

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Barry R. Bloom, Edgar Marcuse, and Seth Mnookin