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Squirrel Chatter II

Charles P. McQuaid provides periodic market commentaries known as Squirrel Chatter II.

Charles P. McQuaid, Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC | Fourth Quarter 2011

Vaccines: Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver

In his fourth quarter Squirrel Chatter II essay, Chuck McQuaid looks at the history of vaccines and the powerful impact they have had on our lives in the 20th century.

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