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Fewer Kids Get Vaccinated As Parents Worry About Side Effects : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR

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The vaccination rate for measles, mumps and rubella fell about 3 percentage points for 2-year-olds in 2009. Insurers said paranoia about side effects are to blame for the decline. Still, more than 90 percent of the children got MMR shots.

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