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Article: White House Fact Sheet: President Clinton Launches New Effort to Increase Immunization Rates Among Children Nationwide

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December 11, 2000
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following fact sheet was released today by the White House:

Today, President Clinton, joined by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, will take strong new action to increase immunization rates among children nationwide. In an effort to build on the Clinton- Gore Administration's unprecedented progress in improving immunization rates, the President will issue an executive memorandum directing the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assess the immunization status of the five million children under the age of five participating in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and refer them to a health care provider when appropriate. This memorandum ...

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