Measles, Pharma and Mistrust: A Conversation with MAHA Moms and Dr. Paul Offit

Why Should I Trust You? · Feb 20, 2025 · 1h

This week, in his first speech addressing the Department of Health and Human Services as its new chief, RFK Jr. said the path to the country earning back trust was through transparency.

As Kennedy was saying these words to a packed audience, Texas was clocking in more measles cases, in what is turning out to be its worst measles outbreak in 30 years. With rising mistrust in public health and declining vaccination rates, measles - a disease we eradicated over 20 years ago is making a comeback, worrying many in public health.

But two MAHA moms in their fifties we heard from on today's episode…