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Nearly 50 Texans Infected With Measles In Growing Outbreak

A growing measles outbreak in west Texas has infected 48 people, according to official state data released Thursday -- the latest sign that the once-vanquished childhood disease is making a comeback as vaccination rates decline.

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Measles Outbreak Spreads In Texas And New Mexico

Current measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico raises concerns due to unvaccinated cases and high exemption rates. Proactive measures being taken to addr...

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10 new cases of measles reported in West Texas county and New Mexico

Public health authorities said Tuesday that an outbreak of measles in western Texas has expanded, while a new case was confirmed nearby across state lines in New Mexico

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Measles is spreading across West Texas. The county at the center has one of state’s highest vaccine exemption rates

Many of those infected in Gaines County were young and unvaccinated children

The Independent UK

Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions

A small county in West Texas has 15 measles cases, mostly in school-aged children

The Independent UK

‘I’m picturing my death’: alarm as RFK Jr closes in on health secretary role

The Trump ally’s health plans have delighted his supporters – but others are horrified by the potential for harm

The Guardian - US

Texas reports new measles outbreak in West Texas

The outbreak in Gaines County, with a population of about 22,000, has grown since two cases were reported in January. All those who contracted measles were unvaccinated, health officials said.

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Did RFK Jr. mislead the Senate on measles deaths in Samoa? The island nation's health chief says yes

Samoa’s top health official has denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F

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Samoa’s prime minister criticises RFK Jr’s vaccine views after deadly measles outbreak

In an exclusive interview, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa tells the Guardian she is surprised at Trump’s pick for health secretary and criticised anti-vaxxers for their part in 2019 measles crisis

The Guardian - AU

Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the disease has fallen

Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Meanwhile, measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.

The Texas Tribune

Measles, bioweapons, bird flu, and abortion rights: RFK Jr repeatedly pounded with his past comments at tumultuous hearing

Trump’s nominee for health secretary faced a group of bipartisan senators during the first day of his confirmation hearing

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. denies role in measles outbreak

RFK Jr.'s testimony to senators clashed with past articles and letters he wrote concerning Samoan vaccine policy

Salon

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Questioned On Role In Samoa Outbreak

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s involvement in Samoa measles outbreak raises concerns over vaccine misinformation and emphasizes the critical role of accurate info...

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Democrats grill Kennedy on vaccines, abortion in Senate hearing - Roll Call

Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his views on vaccines and abortion in a testy hearing before a Senate panel.

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Anti-vaccine bills pop up across the US ahead of RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing

Vaccination rates against dangerous childhood infections like measles and polio continue to fall nationwide

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Call the Midwife season 14 episode 4 recap: a new nun arrives at Nonnatus House, but can she handle life in Poplar?

Call the Midwife season 14 episode 4 sees Sister Catherine arrive and she is soon thrown into the deep end with a tricky delivery.

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Hawaii governor sounds alarm over RFK Jr.’s stance on vaccines - Roll Call

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, an emergency room physician, visited Samoa in 2019 to care for those sick with measles and to vaccinate people.

The Independent UK

Democratic senator blasts RFK Jr’s vaccine theories ahead of confirmation hearings: ‘Kids will get killed’

Conspiracy theorist’s anti-vax stance has many fearing effects of him leading HHS

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Measles, polio detected as authorities urge caution

Health authorities are urging people to monitor for measles symptoms after an infectious case was detected while polio was also found in wastewater.

The Guardian - US

‘He is one of us!’: US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC

The move comes as US faces increased threats from bird flu, mpox, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases

Salon

RFK Jr. will erode children's health

From less vaccinations to physician burn-out, doctors fear the worst under Trump and Kennedy's vision for health

The Guardian - AU

‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr

A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’

The Independent UK

Cases of highly infectious and preventable measles surged across the globe by 20 percent last year

The rise of infections was tied to inadequate vaccination rates in children

The Guardian - UK

RFK Jr could have disastrous global impact on public health, experts fear

Concerns anti-vaccine pick for US health secretary could pursue ‘anti-science positions’ on life-saving interventions

Salon

RFK Jr. provokes "horror" among doctors

Kennedy has already been linked to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa after he pushed anti-vax falsehoods

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