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On the recordApril 28, 2009
It is not an easy decision to decide to do a mass inoculation, and while I am sure that the science behind vaccines has improved in the last 30 years, the experience of 1976 should cause us to proceed with caution.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins emphasizes the need for caution in mass vaccination decisions.

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