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Presidential Candidates and Vaccine Myths

Medical experts said the presidential candidates who linked autism with vaccinations during a national televised debate were perpetuating dangerous myths that science has determined are false.

by Eleanor Dearman

The GOP presidential debate in Simi Valley, California on Sept. 16, 2015.
Credit: Screenshot/CNN

Medical experts said the presidential candidates who linked autism with vaccinations during the Sept. 16 GOP presidential debate were perpetuating dangerous myths that science has determined are false. (ABC)

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