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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 ...
New York City officials report second measles case as Texas outbreak continues
The New York City Department of Health said a second measles case has been reported, as an outbreak of the disease continues ...
Feds to send 2,000 measles, mumps, rubella vaccines to Texas, Kennedy says
The death, reported on Wednesday, was the first U.S. fatality from measles in a decade. Government data showed a growing ...
Kennedy Said Measles Outbreaks Are ‘Not Unusual.’ Here’s What the Data Says.
Health experts say there ought to be no outbreaks in the United States. “Each outbreak signifies a lapse in our public health ...
As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in ...
Texas health official warns against ‘measles parties’ amid pleas for more vaccinations
Measles parties echo chicken pox parties from decades ago, when people would deliberately expose themselves or others to ...
As Texas fights measles, worries grow over federal support
To achieve herd immunity - when enough of a group is immune to a disease, limiting its spread and protecting the unvaccinated ...