Summer Rerun: Nothing 'Measly' About It: Tracking The Unfortunate Return Of Measles

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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0:28.6	Adobe Express, the quick and easy create anything app. Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method to the madness. We're your host, Dr.
0:57.4	Jess Steyer, and Dr. Sarah Scheinman. And today, we are tackling a topic that is unfortunately
1:05.2	very timely. It is all over the news, everyone's talking about it, measles and, of course, the MMR vaccine. And we have
1:14.5	with us today an expert, Dr. Adam Ratner. I'm going to read his bio in just a second, but he is the
1:21.5	perfect person to bring on the podcast to talk about this topic. Thank you so much, Dr. Ratner,
1:27.1	for joining us.
1:28.3	I pleasure. Delighted to be here. All right. So without any further ado, let me read,
1:33.9	Dr. Adam Ratner is a pediatric infectious disease specialist. He's been on the front lines of both
1:40.1	measles and COVID-19 outbreaks, helping lead responses and care for hospitalized children.
1:46.3	He's also the author of Booster Shots, an absolute must-read, which we will link to on our show
1:53.4	notes, in which he warns of the resurgence of measles, the anti-vaccine movement, and how we can
1:59.9	prepare for the next pandemic.
2:02.8	Before we dive in, I just wanted to read a couple of quotes on the back of the book.
2:09.7	Two of my heroes are quoted here, so Dr. Paul Offutt.
2:14.9	Not only have we largely eliminated measles from the U.S., we've eliminated the
2:19.3	memory of measles. As a result, measles is coming back. Weaving historical events with personal
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