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What declining vaccination rates mean for your family – and what you can do

By Kar-Hai Chu, Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Maggie Slavin, Research Program Supervisor, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.

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