Shaffner says he hears that a lot, but it's simply not true.

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The scientists who strived to develop vaccines to common diseases "would be aghast and scratching their heads as they attempted to understand how this extraordinary boon, which along with clean water is one of the most effective public health interventions of the 20th Century, could be denied, " says Dr Shaffner.

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