Ruth Fischbach

Professor
Columbia University

Ruth Fischbach is co-founder and former director of the Center for Bioethics and professor of bioethics at Columbia University.

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Vaccination: Costly clash between autonomy, public health

By Ruth Fischbach, John Loike
15 August 2017 | 7 min read

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