What if our kids are actually supposed to catch certain febrile illnesses in childhood? What if these bothersome but almost-always harmless diseases help us build our immune systems so we are healthier throughout adulthood? We speak with the author of a new book, “Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness,” who may alter the way you think about certain childhood illnesses and the pharmaceutical efforts to eradicate them.

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