Kim Severson
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first heard Mar 2025
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So, Teddy, it sounds like during COVID, when there was so much division over vaccines and that moment when everybody seemed to be in a panic over who they could trust, it was in that moment that Ansley herself lost trust with the broader public health system, which, of course, we know is meant to protect everyone in a community.
We'll be right back. Teddy, how do we eliminate measles in this country in the first place? And I'm asking because these cases are increasing and I want to understand how and I guess if we can stop them at this point.
The end product of medicine's long match with measles, the live attenuated virus measles vaccine.
Right. Many parents think of measles as just a common nuisance. But physicians today know that measles is more than a nuisance.
Supplies of the vaccine are ready for shipment to doctors throughout the country.
And this is that phrase, herd immunity, right? Right. Can you explain it to me a little bit better?
And that's what the United States was able to do, right? It got the vaccination rate high enough, took away the oxygen, and the disease couldn't spread.
Right. And of course, there's this other thing that's changed. Trump won and he appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. Kennedy's been a huge promoter of vaccine skepticism and now, by virtue of his position as the secretary, is in charge of the CDC, which is the leading agency responding to this outbreak. So how is RFK Jr. 's CDC doing so far?
So how do career public health officials view this? What are they thinking about the outbreaks?
Teddy, I wonder if we're going to look back on this outbreak and see it as something of a turning point. I mean, the idea for a long time in this country was that public health meant something needs to be done for the greater good, even if it's distasteful or uncomfortable for the individual. But we're living through a moment where actually individual rights are in the forefront, right?
We have an administration that's embraced that very idea. And it's to the point where even the Secretary of Health won't directly encourage people to get vaccinated.
We'll be right back. Here's what else you need to know today.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced Ukraine had agreed to a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, following talks between the two countries in Saudi Arabia. American officials also said the U.S. would immediately resume military assistance to Ukraine.
It was a major breakthrough after a disastrous meeting in the Oval Office in February between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russian officials did not comment on the US proposal, which was announced just hours after Ukrainian drones had targeted Moscow. Also on Tuesday, the Trump administration continued its dismantling of the Department of Education, announcing that more than 1,300 employees will be laid off. The department will now be about half the size as it was when Trump started his second term.
The president has long promised to eliminate the department, but it's a move he can't make without the approval of Congress. Today's episode was produced by Will Reed and Alex Stern, with help from Muj Zaydi. It was edited by Lexi Diao and Paige Cowett, with help from Mark George. Contains original music by Marion Lozano, Diane Wong, and Dan Powell. It was engineered by Alyssa Moxley.
Our theme music is by Jim Brumberg and Ben Landsberg of Wonderly. That's it for The Daily. I'm Kim Severson. See you tomorrow.
From The New York Times, I'm Kim Severson. This is The Daily. In the coming days, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would, at least on paper, follow through on one of his major campaign promises, to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. The catch is, he still needs it to impose his vision on American schools.
Today, my colleague Dana Goldstein on how Trump is balancing a desire to both dismantle and weaponize the education department. It's Monday, March 10th. Dana, over the past few days, we've been hearing that President Trump has plans to abolish the Department of Education. And even for an administration that's been dismantling agencies across government, this felt pretty big.
You're a veteran education reporter. Talk to us about what's happening.
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