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…

from Greater LA

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

Two Doctors on How They Handle Unvaccinated Kids

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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