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When Modern Medicine and Religion Collide: A Philadelphia Story

Join us for a free community science event!

Thursday April 16th, 2015 6:00 PM @ Landmark Americana - City Line

Just how do vaccines protect us from deadly diseases? Join us as we discuss the science behind immunizations and what we can learn from the 1991 Philadelphia Measles epidemic.

Featuring Paul A. Offit, M.D., Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Offit is also a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and author of several notable books.

Register for the event here.

Free appetizers and door prizes!

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