publication date: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)

category: Controversy

clue: There's no vaccine against misinformation, but once you reach a certain age, you can get any other vaccine you want, and tell Congress about it.

explanation: Teenager Lindenberger made headlines for getting himself vaccinated against his mother's wishes. Congress invited him to testify on the subject in March 2019. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Stan Iwanchuk


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