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The Institute of Medicine recently recommended that the US government should create a permanent group to focus on a national vaccine strategy, vaccine safety, and public concerns about vaccines. Do you agree or disagree that the government should create a group dedicated to vaccine safety?
A. Strongly agree
B. Somewhat agree
C. Somewhat disagree
D. Strongly disagree
E. Uncertain
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