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Pediatrician says RFK Jr. sowing doubt about measles

Season 2026 Episode 180 | 6m 14s

A coalition of leading medical groups issued their own vaccine guidance in response in part to changing and confusing messaging from federal officials. It comes on the heels of rising measles cases in multiple states. William Brangham discussed more with Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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