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Dr. Rick says vaccinations second only to clean drinking water in saving lives

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published September 12, 2014 at 6:00 AM CDT
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Commerce physician Dr. Rick Selvaggi says despite the recent decline in the number of children receiving vaccinations, the risks involved are small, and vaccines are second only to clean drinking water in making life safer for humanity.

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John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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