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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;9(3):206-209.
doi: 10.21037/tp-20-128.

Editorial Commentary on the paper "Mandatory vaccination in Europe"

Adamos Hadjipanayis  1 , Elisavet Efstathiou  2
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Editorial

Editorial Commentary on the paper "Mandatory vaccination in Europe"

Adamos Hadjipanayis et al. Transl Pediatr. 2020 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tp-20-128). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Mandatory Vaccination in Europe.
    Vaz OM, Ellingson MK, Weiss P, Jenness SM, Bardají A, Bednarczyk RA, Omer SB. Vaz OM, et al. Pediatrics. 2020 Feb;145(2):e20190620. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-0620. Epub 2020 Jan 13. Pediatrics. 2020. PMID: 31932361 Free PMC article.

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