Ep 30: Measles w/ Dr. Offit

Vax Talk

English - May 28, 2019 19:20 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MB - ★★★★ - 329 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 29: National Infant Immunization Week & Measles Outbreaks

Next Episode: Ep 31: Rotary's Polio Mission

In this episode, Karen and Nathan discuss the latest measles outbreaks with Dr. Paul Offit. He takes us through how these outbreaks behave, what causes them, measles elimination, what measles is actually like, and how we can all work together to prevent future outbreaks.

Links from the show:
Marcia Brady: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/28/717595757/brady-bunch-episode-fuels-campaigns-against-vaccines-and-marcia-s-miffed

Bjarke Monsted: https://twitter.com/bjarkemoensted/status/1132851662136270848

New Maine law: http://time.com/5595862/maine-ends-exemptions-vaccinations/

VACCINES bill: https://schrier.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-schrier-introduces-bipartisan-bill-increase-immunizations-prevent-future

Teen who traveled to Romania and brought back measles: https://www.wired.com/2009/10/ff-waronscience/

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