Inoculating adolescents, protecting the public

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Inoculating adolescents, protecting the public

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Jan 5, 2022

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This is a rebroadcast of a conversation that Chris Fleisher had with University of Georgia professor Emily Lawler back in 2019 about her research on vaccine mandates for adolescents.

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Jan 5, 2022

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Inoculating adolescents, protecting the public

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