Science vs. intuition -- a dangerous trend in vaccine usage | Trudy Larson | TEDxDavidsonAcademy

Trudy Larson, M.D., is Director of the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to this, she was a professor and former chair of the Department of Pediatrics and also served as an associate dean.

Dr.Larson explores the science behind the hot topic of child vaccinations. She pits the scientific method against intuition in the important debate around whether one should vaccinate and immunize children.

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