What's the real vaccine deal?

When it comes to the history of vaccines, it's been a long, bumpy ride. Once hailed as lifesaving wonders of modern technology, vaccines are now more likely to be a source of suspicion and angry playground debate. Will we ever agree on the risk and benefits of vaccines? Probably not. But to sort out fact from fiction, our friends at Health.com took a look at the scientific research to date on vaccines.  Please keep clicking and find out...

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