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The episode discusses the alarming rise in measles cases and the implications of reduced health alerts from the CDC.

The CDC issued six health alerts in all of 2025, down from dozens in a normal year (whatever that means anymore). Measles, a disease we basically eliminated 26 years ago, is closing in on 1000 cases, with children hospitalized for brain swelling. And t...

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