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Millions are rejecting one of humanity's best weapons for saving lives: Vaccines

  • Written by S. Jay Olshansky, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago
imageVaccination has saved millions of lives throughout the course of history.Phynart Studio/E+ from Getty Images

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by employees at a Houston hospital who did not want to be vaccinated for COVID-19, claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe. In the June 12, 2021 ruling, U.S. district Judge Lynn Hughes...

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