Maria Godoy

It depends on which officials you're talking about. The CDC issued an alert recently in response to the measles outbreak urging people who aren't vaccinated to get vaccinated, especially if you're traveling abroad. And that includes any baby six months and older. And by the way, I should note it's traveling abroad anywhere.

It depends on which officials you're talking about. The CDC issued an alert recently in response to the measles outbreak urging people who aren't vaccinated to get vaccinated, especially if you're traveling abroad. And that includes any baby six months and older. And by the way, I should note it's traveling abroad anywhere.

It depends on which officials you're talking about. The CDC issued an alert recently in response to the measles outbreak urging people who aren't vaccinated to get vaccinated, especially if you're traveling abroad. And that includes any baby six months and older. And by the way, I should note it's traveling abroad anywhere.

But when we're talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Health and Human Services Department, his messaging is a little bit more mixed. He wrote an editorial earlier this month that's gotten a lot of attention. He did say that, you know, vaccines are an important tool to keep children safe and create community immunity to protect everyone.

But when we're talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Health and Human Services Department, his messaging is a little bit more mixed. He wrote an editorial earlier this month that's gotten a lot of attention. He did say that, you know, vaccines are an important tool to keep children safe and create community immunity to protect everyone.

But when we're talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Health and Human Services Department, his messaging is a little bit more mixed. He wrote an editorial earlier this month that's gotten a lot of attention. He did say that, you know, vaccines are an important tool to keep children safe and create community immunity to protect everyone.

But he also kind of focused on some other things that left some public health experts, actually, that left every public health expert I've spoken with puzzled. One of the things he said was that good nutrition is the best defense against infectious diseases. That's puzzling because the best defense against measles is vaccination. That's what stops an outbreak. That's what stops the infection.

But he also kind of focused on some other things that left some public health experts, actually, that left every public health expert I've spoken with puzzled. One of the things he said was that good nutrition is the best defense against infectious diseases. That's puzzling because the best defense against measles is vaccination. That's what stops an outbreak. That's what stops the infection.

But he also kind of focused on some other things that left some public health experts, actually, that left every public health expert I've spoken with puzzled. One of the things he said was that good nutrition is the best defense against infectious diseases. That's puzzling because the best defense against measles is vaccination. That's what stops an outbreak. That's what stops the infection.

And, you know, Kennedy called vaccination a personal choice. He didn't outright say, go get vaccinated. Right. And the other thing is RFK Jr. spent a lot of time talking about treatments like vitamin A. Yeah, what's with vitamin A? Well, okay, so the vitamin A does have a role in the treatment of measles.

And, you know, Kennedy called vaccination a personal choice. He didn't outright say, go get vaccinated. Right. And the other thing is RFK Jr. spent a lot of time talking about treatments like vitamin A. Yeah, what's with vitamin A? Well, okay, so the vitamin A does have a role in the treatment of measles.

And, you know, Kennedy called vaccination a personal choice. He didn't outright say, go get vaccinated. Right. And the other thing is RFK Jr. spent a lot of time talking about treatments like vitamin A. Yeah, what's with vitamin A? Well, okay, so the vitamin A does have a role in the treatment of measles.

Both the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend supplementation with two doses of vitamin A for kids who have measles. That's because there are studies done in low and middle income communities countries several decades ago now that found that when kids are malnourished and are vitamin A deficient, they can have worse outcomes, right?

Both the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend supplementation with two doses of vitamin A for kids who have measles. That's because there are studies done in low and middle income communities countries several decades ago now that found that when kids are malnourished and are vitamin A deficient, they can have worse outcomes, right?

Both the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend supplementation with two doses of vitamin A for kids who have measles. That's because there are studies done in low and middle income communities countries several decades ago now that found that when kids are malnourished and are vitamin A deficient, they can have worse outcomes, right?

So vitamin A supplementation can decrease the risk of death and severe disease with measles. There's also some evidence that even if you're not vitamin A deficient beforehand, measles seems to deplete your vitamin A stores. But here's the thing. Vitamin A cannot prevent measles. That's a piece of misinformation that anti-vaccine

So vitamin A supplementation can decrease the risk of death and severe disease with measles. There's also some evidence that even if you're not vitamin A deficient beforehand, measles seems to deplete your vitamin A stores. But here's the thing. Vitamin A cannot prevent measles. That's a piece of misinformation that anti-vaccine

So vitamin A supplementation can decrease the risk of death and severe disease with measles. There's also some evidence that even if you're not vitamin A deficient beforehand, measles seems to deplete your vitamin A stores. But here's the thing. Vitamin A cannot prevent measles. That's a piece of misinformation that anti-vaccine

promoters have been circulating for years and it's still out there on social media. Okay. Some of these people wrongly promote the idea that if you give your kids vitamin A supplementation for a long period of time, that can protect them from measles.

promoters have been circulating for years and it's still out there on social media. Okay. Some of these people wrongly promote the idea that if you give your kids vitamin A supplementation for a long period of time, that can protect them from measles.