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When >42% of Americans are obese, obesity cannot be viewed simply as a matter of personal responsibility. It is decidedly and firmly a public health and public policy issue, and as such arguments about fairness in vaccine distribution don’t hold much weight, in my view.


There was a time when > 42% of Americans smoked. Think about campaigns used to stop that.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/nJAAAOSwOHpbaWwM/s-l500.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA1QxJatWng

Why is this public health crisis different?




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