‘The Pitt’ Tackles Measles, the Unvaccinated & “Dr. Google Bullsh-t” In Tonight’s Episode
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: It doesn’t get any more ripped-from-the-headlines than this: In tonight’s episode of The Pitt, the emergency room admits a boy who’s suffering from the measles.
And he’s unvaccinated. In this exclusive clip from the penultimate episode, Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) tells the parents that their son contracted measles from his sister, who has fortunately recovered.
But in the boy’s case, he also came down with pneumonia, which one in 20 kids can pick up if they have the measles. When the mother admits that her children are not vaccinated, Robby tells her that MMR is safe but measles is not.
The worry is that damage may have occurred to the kid’s brain so further tests are needed, but the helicopter mom is refusing a much-needed spinal tap because Google says the lumbar puncture could cause paralysis.
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