Maria Godoy

Now, the good news is the measles vaccine is very safe and highly effective. Two doses of the vaccine is 97 percent effective, which, yeah. And you need high vaccination rates in a community so that there's no one vulnerable to measles. And so the virus has really nowhere to go and spread.

It depends on which part of the federal government you're talking about. So the CDC has issued a measles alert and, you know, asked doctors to be on the lookout for people with fevers and the red rashes. It's sent vaccines to Texas. And it says unequivocally vaccination is the best defense against measles.

It depends on which part of the federal government you're talking about. So the CDC has issued a measles alert and, you know, asked doctors to be on the lookout for people with fevers and the red rashes. It's sent vaccines to Texas. And it says unequivocally vaccination is the best defense against measles.

It depends on which part of the federal government you're talking about. So the CDC has issued a measles alert and, you know, asked doctors to be on the lookout for people with fevers and the red rashes. It's sent vaccines to Texas. And it says unequivocally vaccination is the best defense against measles.

But when it comes to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary, he wrote an editorial piece for Fox and he's been on Fox in an interview. He has said vaccines protect individuals from measles and, you know, they contribute to community immunity. But he's also called vaccination a personal choice and he didn't outright urge people to get vaccinated.

But when it comes to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary, he wrote an editorial piece for Fox and he's been on Fox in an interview. He has said vaccines protect individuals from measles and, you know, they contribute to community immunity. But he's also called vaccination a personal choice and he didn't outright urge people to get vaccinated.

But when it comes to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary, he wrote an editorial piece for Fox and he's been on Fox in an interview. He has said vaccines protect individuals from measles and, you know, they contribute to community immunity. But he's also called vaccination a personal choice and he didn't outright urge people to get vaccinated.

The other thing he said was that good nutrition is a best defense against chronic and infectious diseases, which, again, the public health line has long been that when it comes to measles, vaccination is absolutely the best defense.

The other thing he said was that good nutrition is a best defense against chronic and infectious diseases, which, again, the public health line has long been that when it comes to measles, vaccination is absolutely the best defense.

The other thing he said was that good nutrition is a best defense against chronic and infectious diseases, which, again, the public health line has long been that when it comes to measles, vaccination is absolutely the best defense.

The other thing he's done that has puzzled public health experts I've talked to is he's focused on treatments like vitamin A rather than stressing vaccination. Wait, vitamin A?

The other thing he's done that has puzzled public health experts I've talked to is he's focused on treatments like vitamin A rather than stressing vaccination. Wait, vitamin A?

The other thing he's done that has puzzled public health experts I've talked to is he's focused on treatments like vitamin A rather than stressing vaccination. Wait, vitamin A?

Okay, so this is not completely without a kernel of truth. Vitamin A does have a role in the treatment of measles in that there are studies dating back decades, usually from low and middle income countries, that show that when you give vitamin A to kids who are malnourished and deficient in vitamin A, it can reduce the risk of dying from measles.

Okay, so this is not completely without a kernel of truth. Vitamin A does have a role in the treatment of measles in that there are studies dating back decades, usually from low and middle income countries, that show that when you give vitamin A to kids who are malnourished and deficient in vitamin A, it can reduce the risk of dying from measles.

Okay, so this is not completely without a kernel of truth. Vitamin A does have a role in the treatment of measles in that there are studies dating back decades, usually from low and middle income countries, that show that when you give vitamin A to kids who are malnourished and deficient in vitamin A, it can reduce the risk of dying from measles.

And it can also help prevent complications like blindness from measles. So the American Academy of Pediatrics does recommend giving two doses of vitamin A to kids sick with measles to help prevent those complications. But that is not the same thing as saying that vitamin A prevents or protects you against measles. Exactly. Right. It can't do that.

And it can also help prevent complications like blindness from measles. So the American Academy of Pediatrics does recommend giving two doses of vitamin A to kids sick with measles to help prevent those complications. But that is not the same thing as saying that vitamin A prevents or protects you against measles. Exactly. Right. It can't do that.

And it can also help prevent complications like blindness from measles. So the American Academy of Pediatrics does recommend giving two doses of vitamin A to kids sick with measles to help prevent those complications. But that is not the same thing as saying that vitamin A prevents or protects you against measles. Exactly. Right. It can't do that.

But the concern here is that, you know, parents might hear that and think that. And in fact, there is misinformation going around online suggesting falsely that vitamin A can protect against measles. And, you know, there are concerns that parents might be giving kids vitamin A dosage long term to protect them against measles, which you can't do.