Your mother was right
How many of us heard some variation of this from their mom: “If your friends jumped off a cliff (or bridge), would you do it too?”
If RFK Jr told you to treat measles with vitamin A, would you do it too?
“A team from Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts analyzed Google search trends data for the search terms “vitamin A” measles and “cod liver” measles in the US from January 1 to June 1, 2025 (cod liver oil and supplements are a popular source of vitamin A).
“They found that search interest for both terms started ticking upwards on February 26, peaking on March 22 and March 5, respectively.
“This coincided with multiple media statements, starting on February 19, promoting vitamin A as a measles treatment,” the authors point out, clarifying that they focused on statements from government figures like Kennedy.”
Vitamin A won’t prevent measles and isn’t an effective treatment for the viral disease. Vaccination is very effective in preventing measles.
Listen to your mom. Don’t follow a former drug addict who admits to having snorted cocaine off a toilet seat.
Surge in interest in vitamin A follows RFK Jr bogus advice
Did you see this: The Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks … ?
@Ten,
No, I had not seen that. Interesting. Similar genomic tracking was used to track the path of transmission for SARS-CoV-2 virus in the early COVID19 pandemic.