And Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a separate interview that the U.S. would still be seeing polio cases if health misinformation were as rampant as it is today
Murthy then turned his attention to children under the age of 12 who are not yet eligible for the vaccine, leaving them vulnerable to the virus. Currently, trials are underway assessing the vaccine’s effectiveness for that age group, and results are anticipated to be available in the fall. One FDA official toldlast week that the agency may approve the vaccine for children sometime in the middle of winter if the trials go well.
But the government is fighting an uphill battle to convince Americans they should get fully vaccinated as health misinformation spreads across social media platforms at alarming rates. Last week, Murthy declared health misinformation to be an
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