historyofvaccines

That the new Star Wars movies will have a character worse than Jar Jar Binks.

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I would say that I got my own kids fully vaccinated. And I've spent six full years working on vaccines: that's how important I think it is.

People are concerned about the measles outbreak. I think it's understandable because measles has become a thing of the past here in the US. Plus the Disneyland angle has made it more attention-getting.

The drop was the live oral vaccine, developed by Sabin. The shot is the inactivated vaccine, developed by Salk. It's given via injection. The live vaccine is more effective but has a higher risk of side effects. So in countries like the US where polio is not circulating, the inactivated vaccine is used instead.