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Measles outbreaks in US and Canada show that MMR vaccines are needed more than ever – an expert in children’s health explains

Measles is one of the most challenging diseases to control. It requires a sustained uptake of well over 90% of two doses of a measles-containing vaccine such as MMR. But since the COVID pandemic, there has been a decline in uptake of routine vaccines in many countries including the US,…

The Conversation

RFK Jr’s MAHA followers turn on him after he endorses measles vaccine

Kennedy’s sudden embrace of the MMR vaccine has upset some followers

The Independent UK

Anti-Vaxx Dad Whose Daughter Died of Measles Says Vaccinated Relatives Got Disease 'Way Worse' Than His Kids

Following the measles-related death of his unvaccinated daughter, a Texas father claimed vaccinated relatives suffered "worse" symptoms than his kids.

Latin Times

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State offers specific measles guidance for 10 West Texas “outbreak” counties

State health officials added four more counties to what they consider “outbreak areas” and advise those visiting or living in those counties to consult measles vaccination guidance for those areas.

The Texas Tribune

When will the US measles outbreak end?

A public health official in Texas recently warned that the state's ongoing measles outbreak could last a year. Why are cases expected to keep rising?

LiveScience

RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’

Public health experts argue he failed to give a full-throated endorsement of an extremely effective vaccine

The Guardian - US

As Kennedy tours West, frustrated Democrats demand meeting - Roll Call

Democrats, stymied in their demand for an in-person meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are taking their request on the road.

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Push for Texas to weaken vaccine mandates persists as measles surge

Much of the outbreak is concentrated in the districts of Texas House leaders, including Speaker Dustin Burrows. The crisis appears to have done little to change support for “vaccine choice.”

The Texas Tribune

Measles is back. Now is the time to bolster Australian public health

The moment to prepare for the next health emergency is with us. We must not be complacent

The Guardian - AU

Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock

Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated

The Independent UK

RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles

Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeral

The Guardian - US

RFK's vaccine "endorsement" is phony

Using Trump's pandemic playbook, Kennedy uses anti-prevention actions to speak louder than his empty words

Salon

RFK Jr praises anti-vaxxer hours after attending funeral of 8-year-old who died from measles

Nearly 500 people have been sickened in the West Texas measles outbreak. Of those, fewer than 10 were fully vaccinated

The Independent UK

Robert F Kennedy Jr claims anti-vax physicians healed ‘some 300 measles-stricken children’

US health secretary continues to send mixed messaging about measles outbreak that has claimed at least three lives

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2 school-age children have died in Texas measles outbreak, as total cases pass 480

Texas officials reported the death of a second school-age child in the state's ongoing measles outbreak.

Euronews

Second child dies in US measles outbreak as new cases continue to soar

The unvaccinated 8-year-old was from a community in Texas experiencing a large measles outbreak.

International Business Times

Second Child Dies Of Measles In Texas; Victim Was Unvaccinated, Previously Healthy

The unvaccinated school-aged child, who had no underlying health conditions, tragically died from lung failure while receiving treatment for measles at a Texas hospital.

Medical Daily

Second Child Dies Of Measles In Texas;Victim Was Unvaccinated

The unvaccinated school-aged child, who had no underlying health conditions, tragically died from lung failure while receiving treatment for measles.

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International Business Times

Second US Child Dies Of Measles, Almost 650 Ill: Officials

A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said Sunday, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr visits Texas as measles outbreak claims life of second child and outbreak continues to spread

The child is the second confirmed measles death in the the latest outbreak – and the second in the past decade

The Independent UK

Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500

A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness

The Texas Tribune

A second Texas child has died from measles; RFK Jr. visits

About 500 Texans, mostly young unvaccinated children, have contracted the disease. The U.S. health secretary was in West Texas to visit the family.

The Guardian - US

Second child dies of measles in Texas amid rising outbreak

Officials reportedly said child died from ‘measles pulmonary failure’ having had no underlying conditions

Roll Call

Amid measles outbreak, Trump pulls funding for vaccines - Roll Call

The Trump administration clawed back $12 billion in grants for state and local health departments, leading to vaccine clinic cancellations.

Evening Standard

OPINION - A great American brain drain is brewing — and so is a golden opportunity for London

Some great news came out of Texas this week. Great, that is, if you happen to be one of the better-known viral diseases. Measles is going gangbusters, and in cases at the Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, now comes as a twofer with liver poisoning caused by elevated levels of…

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