RFK Jr. Dismisses Measles Outbreak As ‘Not Unusual’ After Child's Death
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RFK Jr. Dismisses Measles Outbreak As ‘Not Unusual’ After Child's Death

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, dismissed concerns about a measles outbreak spreading in west Texas that has reportedly claimed the nation’s first life in a decade, telling reporters: “It’s not unusual” and “we have measles outbreaks every year.” “There are two people who have died, but we are watching it. pic.twitter.com/8KZ7VSaSE5 — Acyn February 26, 2025 The death announced Wednesday is the first attributed to measles in the U.S. since 2015, the CDC, which did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment, told The Associated Press. We have measles outbreaks every year,” Kennedy said when asked about the child’s death during the first two months of this year. The current measles outbreak comes amid a yearslong decline in vaccination rates for children in the U.S. Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free Press The next four years will change America forever.

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RFK Jr. Makes More Alarming Comments About Measles Amid U.S. Outbreaks
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3 weeks ago

RFK Jr. Makes More Alarming Comments About Measles Amid U.S. Outbreaks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once again spread misleading claims about the safety and efficacy of the measles vaccine amid an outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity broadcast Tuesday, Kennedy said “natural immunity” after getting a measles infection is more effective at providing lasting protection …

‘This is just eugenicism’: RFK skewered as he blames diet and exercise for measles deaths
3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘This is just eugenicism’: RFK skewered as he blames diet and exercise for measles deaths

Raw Story  

Social media lit up with fury Monday night in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggesting that diet may be to blame for a Texas child’s death of measles. He later added that “we see a correlation between people who get hurt by measles and people who don’t have good nutrition or who don’t have …

Two dead, 200 sickened in US measles outbreak: authorities
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Two dead, 200 sickened in US measles outbreak: authorities

Raw Story  

A measles outbreak in the southwestern United States has killed two people and infected more than 200, prompting a top health agency to issue a travel warning. "With spring and summer travel season approaching in the United States, CDC emphasizes the important role that clinicians and public health officials play in preventing the spread of measles," the agency said. "They …

Decoding the measles outbreak in the U.S. and its larger implications | In Focus podcast
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Decoding the measles outbreak in the U.S. and its larger implications | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this week, the United States recorded its first death due to measles after over 10 years. The US had declared the eradication of measles, a highly infectious viral disease, from its country in the year 2000. Over 150 people, mostly children, are currently ill in Texas, and the outbreak has now spread to other States, as per US news …

Measles: Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional treatments, driving worries about misinformation
4 weeks ago

Measles: Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional treatments, driving worries about misinformation

CNN  

CNN — As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as “good results” from the use of the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic clarithromycin and cod liver oil. In an opinion piece published Sunday on Fox …

Is RFK Jr right about the US measles outbreak being 'not unusual'?
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Is RFK Jr right about the US measles outbreak being 'not unusual'?

Firstpost  

As measles cases surge in Texas and other states, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr claims such outbreaks are routine. Public health experts warn that declining vaccination rates are fuelling larger and more frequent outbreaks, with the US witnessing its first measles-related death in a decade. File Image/Reuters The United States is facing a surge in measles cases, with …

RFK Jr urges Americans to get vaccinated amid measles outbreak: ‘A call to action’
4 weeks, 2 days ago

RFK Jr urges Americans to get vaccinated amid measles outbreak: ‘A call to action’

Hindustan Times  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has urged people to get vaccinated amid the recent measles outbreak in Texas. In an opinion piece for Fox News published Sunday, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services expressed deep concern over the situation, saying it is “a call to action.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US President Donald Trump's nominee to be …

RFK Jr, noted vaccine sceptic, backs measles jab amid deadly US outbreak
4 weeks, 2 days ago

RFK Jr, noted vaccine sceptic, backs measles jab amid deadly US outbreak

Al Jazeera  

US health secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about outbreak in Texas. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the top health official in the United States who is known for his scepticism of vaccines, has backed the measles jab amid a deadly outbreak of the infectious disease in Texas. In an opinion piece published by Fox News on Sunday, Kennedy said he …

U.S. records first measles death in decade as outbreak spreads
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1 month ago

U.S. records first measles death in decade as outbreak spreads

The Hindu  

The United States has recorded its first measles-related death in over a decade, as a growing number of cases sweeps across the country, with Texas emerging as the epicentre of the outbreak, officials said. A school-aged child in west Texas, who was unvaccinated, succumbed to the highly contagious but preventable respiratory disease on Wednesday, marking the first measles-related death in …

The Scary Things RFK Jr. Said — And Didn't Say — About The Measles
1 month ago

The Scary Things RFK Jr. Said — And Didn't Say — About The Measles

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. But even amid all of that, it’s worth dwelling on what Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday about the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas — and what those comments reveal about what Kennedy will — or won’t — do to protect public health …

Pediatrician In Congress Blames RFK Jr. For Child's Death From Measles
1 month ago

Pediatrician In Congress Blames RFK Jr. For Child's Death From Measles

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rep. Kim Schrier on Wednesday tore into Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for downplaying a child’s death in a measles outbreak in Texas, saying she blames Kennedy for the tragedy because of his long record of spreading disinformation about vaccines. Asked later in the same day about the unnamed child’s death …

'Something unusual is happening': Expert singles out RFK Jr. over measles deaths
1 month ago

'Something unusual is happening': Expert singles out RFK Jr. over measles deaths

Raw Story  

MSNBC medical contributor Dr. Vin Gupta called out newly installed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Thursday morning after the Donald Trump appointee tried to downplay the alarming growth of measles cases that has now resulted in children dying. So it’s not unusual.” During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," a visibly fuming Gupta took issue …

RFK Jr. downplays largest measles outbreak in decades as cases spread to Kentucky
1 month ago

RFK Jr. downplays largest measles outbreak in decades as cases spread to Kentucky

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy During a Trump administration …

RFK Jr. said measles outbreaks are ‘not unusual’ in the US. Doctors say he’s wrong
1 month ago

RFK Jr. said measles outbreaks are ‘not unusual’ in the US. Doctors say he’s wrong

CNN  

CNN — When Health and Human Services Sec. “Fortunately, it’s not usual, and it’s been because of the effectiveness of the vaccine.” “The United States had really gotten to a point where we just didn’t see these kinds of outbreaks happening,” Dr. Lara Johnson, the chief medical officer of Covenant Health Lubbock Service Area, said at a news conference after …

US reports first measles death since 2015
1 month ago

US reports first measles death since 2015

Al Jazeera  

The United States has reported its first measles death in a decade after an unvaccinated child fell ill amid an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Texas. The death comes amid falling immunisation rates in the US and controversy over the appointment of vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as the country’s top health official. Addressing the outbreak at …

'Does not bode well': Doctor slams Trump's response as child dies in measles outbreak
1 month ago

'Does not bode well': Doctor slams Trump's response as child dies in measles outbreak

Raw Story  

The Trump administration is hampering efforts to fight the measles outbreak that took the life of a an unvaccinated school-aged child this week in Texas, according to an MSNBC medical consultant Dr. Davita Patel. However, the Trump administration's reluctance to encourage vaccines while simultaneously cutting public health outreach efforts, "does not bode well for the next four years," she wrote. …

Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first U.S. fatality in years
1 month ago

Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first U.S. fatality in years

Raw Story  

A child in Texas has died from measles, marking the first fatality in an outbreak that has infected more than 130 people, the state's health department announced Wednesday. Since the beginning of the year, over 130 measles cases have been reported in west Texas and neighboring New Mexico, raising concerns about the resurgence of the highly contagious disease amid declining …

RFK Jr claims measles has resulted in the deaths of two children in Texas outbreak in first fatalities in years
1 month ago

RFK Jr claims measles has resulted in the deaths of two children in Texas outbreak in first fatalities in years

Daily Mail  

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has reportedly revealed two people have died from measles in West Texas in the ongoing outbreak, sources claim. The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has reached a staggering 124 cases, making it the largest cluster in the state in the past three decades Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness. Cold-like symptoms, such …

First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people
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1 month ago

First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people

Associated Press  

LUBBOCK, Texas — A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said Tuesday. The outbreak is largely spreading in the Mennonite community in an …

An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
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1 month, 1 week ago

An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak

LA Times  

Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about the child’s death, nor did Texas Gov. A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015. The measles outbreak in rural …

'This doesn’t have to keep happening': WSJ editorial board begs Trump ally to change
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'This doesn’t have to keep happening': WSJ editorial board begs Trump ally to change

Raw Story  

A measles outbreak in Texas prompted the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board to issue an urgent plea to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and the nation's new secretary of Health and Human Services. "The tragedy is that this doesn’t have to keep happening," wrote the board, adding that immunizations saved millions around the world since becoming …

RFK Jr. claims he had "nothing to do" with Samoan measles outbreak, but record suggests otherwise
2 months ago

RFK Jr. claims he had "nothing to do" with Samoan measles outbreak, but record suggests otherwise

Salon  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faced tough questioning from Democrats on Wednesday over his criticism of vaccines and his role in stopping measles vaccinations in Samoa, which led to the infection of 57,000 Samoans, dozens of whom died. While Kennedy may not have visited Samoa or directly contacted …

RFK Jr picked to lead health agencies. Doctors warned it could trigger disease outbreaks
4 months, 2 weeks ago

RFK Jr picked to lead health agencies. Doctors warned it could trigger disease outbreaks

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kennedy said that he is “not going to take them away” and that “people …

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

CNN  

CNN — Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Globally, about 83% of children got their first dose of the measles vaccine in 2023, and only 74% got their recommended second dose, the health organizations said. General …

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

CNN  

CNN — Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Globally, about 83% of children got their first dose of the measles vaccine in 2023, and only 74% got their recommended second dose, the health organizations said. General …

Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight under Trump
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight under Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Republican president-elect said he wants to “let …

Column: Trump and RFK Jr. want to make the world safe again for polio and measles. You should be terrified
1 year ago

Column: Trump and RFK Jr. want to make the world safe again for polio and measles. You should be terrified

LA Times  

Iron lungs are lined up in an emergency polio ward in Boston during the 1955 polio outbreak. — David Oshinsky, “Polio: An American Story” That includes 10 cases in Florida, where public health comes under the jurisdiction of Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, a leading quack and established anti-vaccine activist. At a campaign rally in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 2, he …

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation
1 year, 1 month ago

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation

Salon  

Cases of measles are spreading in South Florida. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that unvaccinated students stay home from school for three weeks after exposure, Ladapo said that the state's Department of Health "is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance.” According to CBS News, around 200 students at one elementary school …

WHO issues stark measles warning as cases surge 30-fold in the last year
1 year, 2 months ago

WHO issues stark measles warning as cases surge 30-fold in the last year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Two in five cases were …

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.

LA Times  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is coming for your family’s health. “There is no clearer sign of a breakdown in immunization coverage than an increase in cases of measles,” says Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF’s regional director for Europe and Central Asia. When she quoted Kennedy as saying, “There is no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective,” he responded, “I …

Doctor warns that DOUBLE number of sick children are attending his NYC emergency room with 300 a day
2 years, 4 months ago

Doctor warns that DOUBLE number of sick children are attending his NYC emergency room with 300 a day

Daily Mail  

Almost twice as many children are being rushed to a leading pediatric hospital in New York City than normal for this time of year — as seasonal viruses return with a vengeance. Dr. James Schneider, chief of pediatric intensive care at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York, has warned of an uptick in ER admissions bought on by a …

More than 140,000 people were killed by measles last year
5 years, 3 months ago

More than 140,000 people were killed by measles last year

Daily Mail  

More than 140,000 people were killed by measles last year amid the resurgence of the killer infection, alarming statistics show. The Pacific nation of Samoa has declared a state of emergency and unvaccinated families are hanging red flags outside their homes to help medical teams find them Wealthy countries have also been battling measles outbreaks. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, director-general …

Millions of children do not receive the life-saving measles jab each year
5 years, 11 months ago

Millions of children do not receive the life-saving measles jab each year

Daily Mail  

Millions of children around the world have not been vaccinated against measles amid a rise in online 'antivaxx' scare stories. Around 527,000 children in the UK did not receive the potentially life-saving jab between 2010 and 2017, with 'fake news' spread on social media partly to blame. The UK comes third in a global ranking showing the number of unvaccinated …

90 new measles cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control as outbreak nears record
5 years, 11 months ago

90 new measles cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control as outbreak nears record

Salon  

In the year 2000, U.S. health officials announced they had eliminated measles from American life. The 90 new confirmed cases of measles last week brings the total number of cases in 2019 to 555, according to The Washington Post. As the Post reported, the largest epidemic occurred in 2014 when "the United States reported a record 667 cases, including one …

2019 is shaping up to be the worst year for measles since ’90s, CDC data show
6 years ago

2019 is shaping up to be the worst year for measles since ’90s, CDC data show

LA Times  

A healthcare worker prepares syringes to vaccinate children against measles, mumps and rubella at a Seattle clinic. An outbreak in Washington state has helped push the number of confirmed measles cases in the U.S. to 206 in January and February alone. Washington Post More than 200 cases of measles were confirmed in the United States in the first two months …

Measles cases at ‘alarmingly’ high levels around the world, UNICEF says
6 years, 1 month ago

Measles cases at ‘alarmingly’ high levels around the world, UNICEF says

CNN  

CNN — Global measles cases increased by 48.1% between 2017 and 2018, according to calculations by UNICEF of data on 194 countries from the World Health Organization. “Just as the serious outbreaks we are seeing today took hold in 2018, lack of action today will have disastrous consequences for children tomorrow.” Ukraine, the Philippines and Brazil witnessed the biggest increases …

Over 109,000 people died from measles in 2017 — needlessly (Opinion)
6 years, 1 month ago

Over 109,000 people died from measles in 2017 — needlessly (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kathy Calvin is President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation and Gail McGovern is President and CEO of the American Red Cross. Kathy Calvin Rebecca Hale/United Nations Foundation Gail J. McGovern Daniel Cima/American Red Cross In the United States, Europe and Latin America, we’re seeing more and more headlines proclaiming a child has suffered due to measles …

Measles rarely kills in the US – but when it does, this is how it will happen
6 years, 1 month ago

Measles rarely kills in the US – but when it does, this is how it will happen

CNN  

CNN — At least 10 US states have reported cases of measles so far in 2019, including Washington, where an outbreak is to blame for 50 cases. Measles killed 110,000 globally in 2017 Since 1963, when the the vaccine was introduced, cases and deaths from measles in the United States and other developed countries have plummeted. Between 1985 and 1992, …

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