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Second Person With Measles Dies as Doctors Worry About RFK Jr. Effect
The individual—whose name, age, and sex were not released by local authorities—is the second person to die from the virus amid a growing outbreak along the New Mexico-Texas border, sparking widespread concern among doctors that the federal government’s response is simply not enough to halt the spread of measles.
RFK Jr. Suggests These Supplements Can Help Measles Treatment. Here's What Medical Experts Say.
More and more people are becoming infected in the ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico, where more than 200 people have tested positive for the illness. The disease has killed one unvaccinated child in Texas and is suspected in the death of an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico.
Albuquerque Journal11d
Congressional delegation urges Kennedy to promote vaccines in face of measles outbreak
New Mexico’s congressional delegation is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rehire fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and launch a national cam
ABC News10d
Some experts question RFK Jr. calling measles outbreak 'not unusual'
"We've shown we could eliminate this disease." In his first public comments on the measles outbreak hitting West Texas and New Mexico, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic whose first steps in combatting ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican10d
New Mexico lawmakers urge RFK Jr. to respond to measles outbreak as Texas child dies
The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week, Texas officials said Wednesday.
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Amid a growing measles outbreak, doctors worry RFK is sending the wrong message
There are now two confirmed deaths in a measles outbreak that has spread from West Texas across the border into New Mexico. And infectious disease doctors are concerned RFK Jr's response is missing the mark.
Second potential death from measles outbreak after unvaccinated New Mexico resident dies
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced criticism for his handling of outbreak
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Measles cases pass into New Mexico as Texas sees increases
Measles cases have risen to nearly 200 in Texas as New Mexico also records more than two dozen cases. NBC News' Erika Edwards reports on how Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
US measles epidemic: Vaccine or cod liver oil, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaves everyone free to choose
Known for his anti-vaccination stance, the new US Secretary of Health is facing his first challenge: Curbing the mainly Texas-based measles epidemic which has been encouraged by low vaccination coverage.
As Measles Spreads, Kennedy Embraces Remedies Like Cod Liver Oil
In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but described vaccination as a personal choice.