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.
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Public health officials urge Utahns to protect themselves from measles
Following a recent measles outbreak and the death of a child in Texas, Utah public health officials are urging the public to ...
RFK Jr and Abbott talk about Texas measles outbreak, but neither pushing vaccine
The measles outbreak is growing in West Texas, but neither Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nor Gov. Greg Abbott are rushing to tell ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Yakima Herald-Republic5hOpinion
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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Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started
Texas’ health commissioner told lawmakers Monday they are still trying to determine the origin of a South Plains-Panhandle ...
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.