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Public health experts who criticized Kennedy pointed out that outbreaks do not have to happen every year and are preventable with the MMR vaccine, which is 97% effective with two doses.
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“The more children who get the disease means that there’s an increased chance that there will be more children getting sicker with complications from measles,” said Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric e...
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The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine has been safely used for over 60 years and is 97 percent effective against measles after two doses.
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