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Will Bachmann’s anti-vaccine pandering fall flat? The changing political landscape for proponents of pediatric and public health

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: September 13, 2011
Category: Politics, Public health, Vaccines | Tagged Andrew Wakefield, Autism Science Foundations, Barack Obama, Bill Nelson, carbon dioxide, Democrats, Evan Siegfried, Gerald Ford, GRASP, Hillary Clinton, HPV, Jimmy Carter, John McCain, measles, Michelle Bachmann, pertussis, PKIDS, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rudy Guiliani, swine flu, Tampa, Texas, The Today Show | 2 Comments
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