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Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. Have you or someone you love been confused by the push to make America healthy again? No. If that's the case, then you, my friend, are in dire need of our new series. The Road to Make America Healthy Again.

Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. Have you or someone you love been confused by the push to make America healthy again? No. If that's the case, then you, my friend, are in dire need of our new series. The Road to Make America Healthy Again.

Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. Have you or someone you love been confused by the push to make America healthy again? No. If that's the case, then you, my friend, are in dire need of our new series. The Road to Make America Healthy Again.

For the next few weeks, we're delving into some of the origins, conspiracy theories, and power grabs that have led us to this moment and what that could mean for our health.

For the next few weeks, we're delving into some of the origins, conspiracy theories, and power grabs that have led us to this moment and what that could mean for our health.

For the next few weeks, we're delving into some of the origins, conspiracy theories, and power grabs that have led us to this moment and what that could mean for our health.

The Pit on Max is one of the breakout shows of the year, putting a magnifying glass on our complicated health care system. But its penultimate episode, which features an unvaccinated child with measles, hits closer to home as our country battles an ongoing measles outbreak.

The Pit on Max is one of the breakout shows of the year, putting a magnifying glass on our complicated health care system. But its penultimate episode, which features an unvaccinated child with measles, hits closer to home as our country battles an ongoing measles outbreak.

The Pit on Max is one of the breakout shows of the year, putting a magnifying glass on our complicated health care system. But its penultimate episode, which features an unvaccinated child with measles, hits closer to home as our country battles an ongoing measles outbreak.

That's NPR Senior Science and Health Editor Aria Gadoy. And on April 6th, after visiting the family of a child who passed away from measles in West Texas, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in a message on X, the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine.

That's NPR Senior Science and Health Editor Aria Gadoy. And on April 6th, after visiting the family of a child who passed away from measles in West Texas, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in a message on X, the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine.

That's NPR Senior Science and Health Editor Aria Gadoy. And on April 6th, after visiting the family of a child who passed away from measles in West Texas, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in a message on X, the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine.

But even though the MMR vaccine, that is, measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, has been a life-changing medical achievement since it was introduced over 50 years ago, it has also been the target of rampant conspiracy theories for decades.

But even though the MMR vaccine, that is, measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, has been a life-changing medical achievement since it was introduced over 50 years ago, it has also been the target of rampant conspiracy theories for decades.

But even though the MMR vaccine, that is, measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, has been a life-changing medical achievement since it was introduced over 50 years ago, it has also been the target of rampant conspiracy theories for decades.

That's NBC News senior reporter Brandi Zdrozny. And while this theory has been debunked, it's been the lightning rod for anti-vax groups since its inception. And one of the most prominent voices in this movement against vaccines was RFK Jr. himself.

That's NBC News senior reporter Brandi Zdrozny. And while this theory has been debunked, it's been the lightning rod for anti-vax groups since its inception. And one of the most prominent voices in this movement against vaccines was RFK Jr. himself.

That's NBC News senior reporter Brandi Zdrozny. And while this theory has been debunked, it's been the lightning rod for anti-vax groups since its inception. And one of the most prominent voices in this movement against vaccines was RFK Jr. himself.

And he believed it. He went on to join the World Mercury Project, later renamed Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit that has become a prominent voice in the anti-vaccine movement. And while not affiliated with the organization anymore, he is advocating for the use of alternative medicines like vitamin A to treat measles.

And he believed it. He went on to join the World Mercury Project, later renamed Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit that has become a prominent voice in the anti-vaccine movement. And while not affiliated with the organization anymore, he is advocating for the use of alternative medicines like vitamin A to treat measles.