Maria Godoy

What's interesting is that health officials in Texas say, despite the measles outbreak, despite the fact that we have had the death of a child there last month, they're not having as much uptake as they would like in terms of vaccination, because that's part of how you would respond to an outbreak. You go in and you vaccinate anyone who is unvaccinated, and that's how you stop it.

What's interesting is that health officials in Texas say, despite the measles outbreak, despite the fact that we have had the death of a child there last month, they're not having as much uptake as they would like in terms of vaccination, because that's part of how you would respond to an outbreak. You go in and you vaccinate anyone who is unvaccinated, and that's how you stop it.

What's interesting is that health officials in Texas say, despite the measles outbreak, despite the fact that we have had the death of a child there last month, they're not having as much uptake as they would like in terms of vaccination, because that's part of how you would respond to an outbreak. You go in and you vaccinate anyone who is unvaccinated, and that's how you stop it.

But they're still not getting the uptake they would like to see. And so you have super low vaccination rates in this Gaines County, Texas, where the outbreak began last year. low 80 percentile vaccination against measles, which is serious because you need to have vaccination rates about 95 percent to prevent community outbreaks.

But they're still not getting the uptake they would like to see. And so you have super low vaccination rates in this Gaines County, Texas, where the outbreak began last year. low 80 percentile vaccination against measles, which is serious because you need to have vaccination rates about 95 percent to prevent community outbreaks.

But they're still not getting the uptake they would like to see. And so you have super low vaccination rates in this Gaines County, Texas, where the outbreak began last year. low 80 percentile vaccination against measles, which is serious because you need to have vaccination rates about 95 percent to prevent community outbreaks.

This place was pretty much primed, basically, for an outbreak to spread easily. And that's what we're seeing.

This place was pretty much primed, basically, for an outbreak to spread easily. And that's what we're seeing.

This place was pretty much primed, basically, for an outbreak to spread easily. And that's what we're seeing.

One of the things with disinformation is that sometimes there's a kernel of truth there that gets twisted, right? And like Brandy's saying, you lose the nuance. So for instance, I'm thinking of vitamin A, right? We've heard RFK Jr. promote vitamin A as a treatment for measles. And it's not completely out of left field, but that role is very specific and it cannot prevent measles, right?

One of the things with disinformation is that sometimes there's a kernel of truth there that gets twisted, right? And like Brandy's saying, you lose the nuance. So for instance, I'm thinking of vitamin A, right? We've heard RFK Jr. promote vitamin A as a treatment for measles. And it's not completely out of left field, but that role is very specific and it cannot prevent measles, right?

One of the things with disinformation is that sometimes there's a kernel of truth there that gets twisted, right? And like Brandy's saying, you lose the nuance. So for instance, I'm thinking of vitamin A, right? We've heard RFK Jr. promote vitamin A as a treatment for measles. And it's not completely out of left field, but that role is very specific and it cannot prevent measles, right?

And it's not really a treatment. What it does is there are studies from low and middle income countries that show when you have kids who are malnourished and vitamin A deficient, Giving them vitamin A supplementation can help reduce the risk of dying and of complications. And even in the absence of malnutrition, there is some evidence that the measles virus seems to deplete your vitamin A stores.

And it's not really a treatment. What it does is there are studies from low and middle income countries that show when you have kids who are malnourished and vitamin A deficient, Giving them vitamin A supplementation can help reduce the risk of dying and of complications. And even in the absence of malnutrition, there is some evidence that the measles virus seems to deplete your vitamin A stores.

And it's not really a treatment. What it does is there are studies from low and middle income countries that show when you have kids who are malnourished and vitamin A deficient, Giving them vitamin A supplementation can help reduce the risk of dying and of complications. And even in the absence of malnutrition, there is some evidence that the measles virus seems to deplete your vitamin A stores.

And so there are recommendations from the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics to give kids with measles two doses, but just two doses of vitamin A to help prevent some complications like blindness, right? Mm-hmm. But that does not make it a treatment.

And so there are recommendations from the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics to give kids with measles two doses, but just two doses of vitamin A to help prevent some complications like blindness, right? Mm-hmm. But that does not make it a treatment.

And so there are recommendations from the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics to give kids with measles two doses, but just two doses of vitamin A to help prevent some complications like blindness, right? Mm-hmm. But that does not make it a treatment.

And that's, you know, some of the disinformation that's been out there for years, really, that vitamin A can prevent measles, which it can absolutely cannot. And so what you have is parents giving kids vitamin A, you know, repeatedly long term under the false belief that it can prevent measles. And that can actually be really, really harmful.

And that's, you know, some of the disinformation that's been out there for years, really, that vitamin A can prevent measles, which it can absolutely cannot. And so what you have is parents giving kids vitamin A, you know, repeatedly long term under the false belief that it can prevent measles. And that can actually be really, really harmful.