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Michael Burgess: “I have gotten my flu shot every year except 2004 when it was politically inadvisable for a Member of Congress to receive…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
I have gotten my flu shot every year except 2004 when it was politically inadvisable for a Member of Congress to receive a flu shot because there was a shortage.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess shares his personal commitment to getting vaccinated annually, except during a shortage.

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