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What Utah childhood vaccination rates can, and can’t, reveal about demand for COVID-19 vaccine

Experts say the concerns some people have about coronavirus vaccines are not identical to those around childhood immunizations.

( Al Hartmann  |  The Salt Lake Tribune file photo ) Alexis Herrera, 11, cracks a smile after getting an immunization for school at the 2017 Junior League CARE Fair in the Horizonte Center in Salt Lake City. Data on childhood vaccination rates provide hints about whether enough people in a city or community will get COVID-19 vaccine to help build "herd immunity."

( Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune file photo ) Alexis Herrera, 11, cracks a smile after getting an immunization for school at the 2017 Junior League CARE Fair in the Horizonte Center in Salt Lake City. Data on childhood vaccination rates provide hints about whether enough people in a city or community will get COVID-19 vaccine to help build "herd immunity."

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