Texas Measles Outbreak Fueled by Distrust in Public Health and Personal Choice
Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died ...
Opinion: A child died. We are at a watershed moment for measles control
When the US introduced the measles vaccine in 1963, we were experiencing hundreds of thousands of cases and about 500 deaths ...
RFK Jr.’s Health Department Heightens Scrutiny of Vaccines
The Health and Human Services Department is reviewing contracts and moving to replace vaccine advisers in Robert F. Kennedy ...
RFK Jr.’s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts
The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be ...
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We ended measles once. Now a child has died needlessly from a preventable disease. | Opinion
Measles outbreaks − including recent occurrences in New Mexico, Florida, Ohio and New York − happen all too often. It does not need to be this way.
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RFK Jr.: Vaccines Not Only Protect Individual Children From Measles, But Also Contribute To Community Immunity
Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who ...
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Column: Measles outbreak was entirely avoidable
A measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has killed a child and sickened more than 130 people, and public health ...
RFK Jr. says vaccines are a ‘personal decision’ as measles outbreak spreads
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said vaccination is a personal decision that can protect ...
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As RFK Jr. delivers his message on measles, public health experts hear a familiar tune
The standard public health approach in a measles outbreak is a full-throated appeal for vaccinations. RFK Jr. is working from ...
After child dies in Texas measles outbreak, Kennedy promotes “vaccine choice” and pseudoscience
Kennedy Jr. at campaign event in November 2023. [AP Photo/Meg Kinnard] The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas, which ...
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Measles outbreak in Texas sparks vaccination concerns among Savannah doctors
A measles outbreak in Texas, largely affecting the unvaccinated, raises concerns about vaccination rates and public health safety ...
Vaccine critic RFK Jr. backs measles vaccine amid deadly Texas outbreak
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, voiced support for the measles vaccine Sunday amid a deadly outbreak in the Southwest, mainly in Texas.