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Experts warn against vaccine skepticism

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In 2023 , more families exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.

Dr. Howard Markel says vaccine hesitancy is as old as the U.S. in the 1700s .

Benjamin Franklin decided it was too dangerous for his sickly four-year-old son, Franky , to prevent what ultimately killed him.

Vaccination resistance bubbles up when we use more vaccines, Dr. Howard Markel says.

Dr. Peter Hotez : "It's a form of political control. And it's a part of creating another issue to galvanize their base" Dr. Conis : "I'm not at all surprised. We've been here, in some respects, before".

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