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Julie Boom

Pediatrician

Dr. Julie Boom is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council for the Immunization Partnership and is a practicing Pediatrician in Houston.

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Don't politicize vaccines

People of all political stripes came together to stop polio in its tracks. In the past, Americans understood that critical life-saving tools like vaccines are a part of our national responsibility. Just as our soldiers are fully vaccinated before they go to war, we citizens on the home front have, in the past, done our part to protect the public health and national security.