Matthew Herper
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Writing and events at STAT. This is biology's century; Every data point has a face. ‘21 Polk Award. Signal: MattHerper.92
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Yes, Trump's push to split up the MMR vaccine could do real harm.
So I want to tell you some things. I want to tell you what happened when an MMR vaccine was withdrawn for safety reasons in Japan. I want to tell you what scientists say will happen if measles vaccination rates drop.
But mostly I want to tell you about a father making a mumps vaccine we still use today from virus taken from his daughter's throat. I want to tell you about Maurice Hilleman.
Here's the piece.
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