Kim Severson

Wow.

Wow.

Oh, my goodness. I have never seen a child who didn't react when they got a shot. I know. That poor kid must have been very sick. Very.

Oh, my goodness. I have never seen a child who didn't react when they got a shot. I know. That poor kid must have been very sick. Very.

So what's her trajectory? Like what happens to a child who gets measles?

So what's her trajectory? Like what happens to a child who gets measles?

Teddy, you spoke with the mother of the girl, the unvaccinated girl who didn't flinch when she got the shot, right? Yes. Well, what was going through her mind?

Teddy, you spoke with the mother of the girl, the unvaccinated girl who didn't flinch when she got the shot, right? Yes. Well, what was going through her mind?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 this is that phrase, herd immunity, right? Right. Can you explain it to me a little bit better?