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Sheldon Whitehouse: “So the risk is not that the child or the vulnerable person is going to suddenly begin coughing or having shortness of…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2014
So the risk is not that the child or the vulnerable person is going to suddenly begin coughing or having shortness of breath or have an asthma attack, it is that lasting, permanent insidious damage that is being done to the lung that is not apparent that day.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the hidden dangers of poor air quality on children's health.

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