Rick Perlstein Warns About Rushing Vaccines For Political Gain

By Karoli Kuns — September 3, 2020
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Historian Rick Perlstein takes us back to the 70s, the setting for his most recent book Reaganland. President Gerald Ford also rushed a vaccine for political purposes, only to discover after the fact that it was a terrible public health decision.
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