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Mother and child have candid talk on vaccine hesitancy

At a time when misinformation is rampant, the NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs is producing a series of conversations called "Moments of Truth" that explore why people believe false information and what causes them to change their minds. This is a story about a mother who hesitated to give her child a common childhood vaccine that fights against measles, mumps and rubella.

Mother and child have candid talk on vaccine hesitancy

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