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MSU Pediatrician Doubts Federal Vaccine Safety Commission Has a Shot

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The Trump administration is considering creating a commission to study vaccine safety.
Andres Rueda

In the days leading up to his inauguration, Donald Trump asked activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead a federal commission on vaccine safety.  Kennedy is an outspoken critic of vaccines. 

 

We wanted to know what it takes to actually manufacture and test a vaccine.  Any vaccine. 

 

WKAR’s Kevin Lavery spoke with Dr. Keith English, chair of the Michigan State University department of pediatrics and human development to learn about the process.

 

 

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Kevin Lavery served as a general assignment reporter and occasional local host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered before retiring in 2023.