- 404
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 762
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Plenary Session
Dr Prasad on medicine, oncology, & health policy. Host: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH from University of California San Francisco. Tweet your feedback to @Plenary_Session or e-mail plenarysessionpodcast@gmail.com
- Publisher
- Vinay Prasad, MD MPH
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 7 Sept 2026
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5.05 Measles in PA, Nature's editorial, and more

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5.04 Jason Arday, Nathan Cofnas and the Decline of University Standards

7 Aug 2026
5.03 - 5 red flags, Betting Markets, Covid Czar says lab origin
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5.05 Measles in PA, Nature's editorial, and more
Published 7 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You could say that people should get the MMR vaccine because the benefits far outweigh the risks for the MMR vaccine. And that It's true whether or not zero kids die of measles, two kids die of measles, or 20 kids die of measles in the next year. That's still true. You should get it no matter what that number is. So just like it's foolish to say nobody died of measles this week or this month or this year, it's foolish to say two people died, so now you should do it. It's neither here nor there. You should do it, and it's irrespective of how many people died this week, this month, or this year. […]
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