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(THE CONVERSATION) Over the past two centuries, vaccines have been critical for preventing infectious diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that vaccination prevents between 3 million and ...

In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a key that may ...

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