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Letter by M. Langhorne Keith
Writer objects to Salka's anti-vaccination stance

This is a letter I sent to Assemblyman John Salka:

Dear Mr. Salka: I read that you are holding a meeting to facilitate so-called “religious objections” to getting vaccinated. My wife and I are in our 80’s and were both vaccinated in February.

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