Leila Bozorgnia

Pediatrician, LA's West Side

Pediatrician on LA’s West Side

Leila Bozorgnia on KCRW

“Even vaccinated people are more at risk because we are being exposed to COVID-infected people in our daily lives, and the vaccines are not 100% protective,” says USC virologist Paula…

As young people go unvaccinated, they’re putting vaccinated people at higher risk, says virologist

“Even vaccinated people are more at risk because we are being exposed to COVID-infected people in our daily lives, and the vaccines are not 100% protective,” says USC virologist Paula…

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The re-emergence of measles has created a dilemma for pediatricians: what to do about parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated.

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The re-emergence of measles has created a dilemma for pediatricians: what to do about parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated.

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