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Wellness Wednesday: Pediatric Vaccinations Fall During Coronavirus Pandemic

Starr Roden, left, a registered nurse and immunization outreach coordinator with the Knox County Health Department, administers a vaccination to Jonathan Detweiler, 6, at the facility in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
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Starr Roden, left, a registered nurse and immunization outreach coordinator with the Knox County Health Department, administers a vaccination to Jonathan Detweiler, 6, at the facility in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Pediatric vaccinations fell sharply across the country as states took measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.

With many children behind schedule in their vaccinations, some experts fear an uptick of measles, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable diseases.

Today on Wellness Wednesday on All Sides with Ann Fisher, the race to catch up on child inoculations in Ohio.

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