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… Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carefully check all vaccines for safety. After a vaccine is … many thousands of germs they're exposed to every day. After careful study, more and more vaccines are being combined … Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carefully check all vaccines for safety. After a vaccine is …
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