Don’t fall for this misleading myth about vitamin A and measles

Measles is the most contagious infectious disease in people. The only way to prevent it is with the measles vaccine.

Recently, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations on vitamin A to treat the measles infection. But there is a big difference between treating an illness and preventing it. Unfortunately, online conversations among parents began to shift to discuss cod-liver oil, vitamin A and other nutritional strategies as a primary method to prevent the disease.