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Meanwhile, chickenpox cases have dropped by more than 97%, the CDC notes, with the vaccine estimated to have saved nearly 2,000 lives and more than $23 billion in costs by 2020.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often used his influential position to weigh in on public health issues, but during a congressional hearing he dodged questions about whether children should be vaccinated.

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