California investigating why less than 10 people at one specific vaccination site (but not anywhere else) developed possible allergic reactions from specific lot of Moderna vaccine. Was it the vaccine or some other source?

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 20, 2021

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California urges stop to 300K vaccines after some fall ill

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