Last year, only 84% of children received the first dose and 76% received the second dose of measles vaccine worldwide.
Children born to an asthmatic parent and not hospitalized for RSV bronchiolitis were at nearly double the risk of asthma as those born to parents without asthma.
Vinay Prasad claimed—but provided no evidence—that COVID-19 vaccines caused the death of 10 children.
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