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Defying Parents, A Teen Decides To Get Vaccinated

By Amanda Morris,
Scott Simon
Published February 27, 2020 at 12:50 PM EST
Measles is a highly contagious illness that can cause serious health problems, including brain damage, deafness and, in rare cases, death. Vaccination can prevent measles infections.
Eric Risberg
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AP
Measles is a highly contagious illness that can cause serious health problems, including brain damage, deafness and, in rare cases, death. Vaccination can prevent measles infections.
Despite his mother's belief that vaccines are bad, Ethan Lindenberger decided to get his shots.
/ Courtesy of Ethan Lindenberger
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Courtesy of Ethan Lindenberger
Despite his mother's belief that vaccines are bad, Ethan Lindenberger decided to get his shots.
Amanda Morris
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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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