Tag: Vaccines
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Belmont Vaccine Rates Remain High Amid Rising Skepticism
When 95 out of 100 kindergarteners are vaccinated for measles, something almost magical happens: the entire group is protected from an outbreak. Experts call this phenomenon herd immunity. Last year, kindergarteners in seven Massachusetts counties fell below that mark, according…
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Here is what the most cited engineer in history has to say about biotech and research right now
By Martina Nacach Cowan Ros Robert Langer, the world’s most cited engineer, has seen ups and downs in the biotech industry over the past 40 years, so he isn’t overly worried about the current slowdown. What concerns him is the…