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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amanda Seitz

Health officials hit out at RFK Jr after deadly measles outbreak

Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. - (Getty Images)

As measles outbreaks popped up across America this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to send a routine, but important, letter that outlines how they could help stop the spread of the illness.

It wasn't until last week — after the number of cases grew to more than 700, and a second young child in Texas died from a measles infection — that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally issued its correspondence.

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