How MAHA Tore One Family Apart

The New Yorker staff writer Ruby Cramer joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the Make America Healthy Again movement is influencing debates within families over vaccines and medical care. They talk about the rise of vaccine skepticism, fuelled by Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and how measles cases have surged across the country, reaching their highest level in three decades. They also explore what happens when parents disagree over their children’s medical care, especially as concerns about parental rights and America’s worsening health, alongside growing distrust of the medical and pharmaceutical establishments, draw more people into the MAHA movement.

This week’s reading:

• “The MAHA Custody Battle,” by Ruby Cramer
• “Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing?,” by Dhruv Khullar 
• “One Vaccine-Schedule Change That Actually Makes Sense,” by Rivka Galchen

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