New study examines cause of ‘post-vaccine syndrome'
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today's health headlines, we're talking about fluoride being removed from drinking water in one state, the 'died suddenly' claims during COVID, and a new study examining the cause of 'post-vaccine syndrome.'
Dr. F. Perry Wilson, a Yale Medicine physician, associate professor at Yale School of Medicine, and author of 'How Medicine Works and When it Doesn't' joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to discuss.
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