If Wheezles Turn Into Measles

About this episode

The episode discusses the resurgence of measles in the US with public health expert Dr. Olivia Zarella and includes some gossip about RFK Jr.

Welp, the measles are back, baby. As of March 2026, there are roughly 1400 confirmed cases this year in the US. We speak to public health expert Dr. Olivia Zarella about what this means. Plus a little weird gossip about RFK Jr.'s brain worm. Check out Olivia's podcast, Public Health Group Chat. Don't forget to sign up for The Dream Plus! For only $5 a month you can get every episode of The Dream (including our back entire back catalog) ad-free. Click the link below to join The Dream Plus Supercast channel for only $5 a month! https://thedream.supercast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Olivia Zarella

Topics covered

• public health
• measles outbreak
• gossip
• health expert
• vaccination

Keywords

• measles
• public health
• Dr. Olivia Zarella
• RFK Jr.
• health expert
• gossip
• vaccination

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Organizations: Public Health Group Chat

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