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5 questions for the man whose blood helped create the measles vaccine #shorts
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as posted by the channelWhen he was 11, David Edmonston's blood was used by scientists to create the original measles vaccine. Today, as the U.S. sees cases across almost two dozen states and its first measles deaths in a decade, Edmonston sat down with PBS News' Deema Zein to talk about the vaccine's creation and what it's like to be a part of history.
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