About this episode
The episode explores the MMR vaccine, focusing on measles and its historical impact, alongside discussions on religious beliefs and outbreaks.
This episode we begin to explore the MMR vaccine and the diseases it protects against (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella). We focus mostly on measles, as there is a lot of ground to cover. Angel talks about its reign of terror, and the way it affected entire nations, as it spread across the world...or wait, was that just colonizers? As we discuss, they often came together! Maya discusses religious groups, and how extreme beliefs often come hand-in-hand with new measles outbreaks. Join us as we break down a classic viral disease, and come back for the next episode, where we talk about the other M and R, mumps and rubella in popular media!
People in this episode
Hosts: Angel, Maya
Topics covered
- MMR vaccine
- measles
- disease impact
- religious beliefs
- viral diseases
Keywords
- MMR vaccine
- measles
- mumps
- rubella
- viral disease
- outbreaks
- colonizers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MMR
Places: nations
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