Google searches for “does vitamin A help with measles” have skyrocketed by more than 5,000% over the past month as the highly contagious virus continues to spread across the country.
The surge in online interest comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted vitamin A as a potential treatment for measles. At least 245 US cases have been reported in the first three months of 2025, along with two deaths.
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“It helps maintain eyesight, especially in low light,” Tony Yang, a professor and the associate dean for health policy and population science at the George Washington University School of Nursing, told Yahoo Life. “A deficiency can cause night blindness and increase the risk of vision loss.”
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