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What if the polio vaccine becomes optional?

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The head of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel recently said he thinks vaccines for polio and measles should be optional. A fact-check of the Trump administration’s latest moves against mass vaccination.

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What if the polio vaccine becomes optional?

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