Trump Calls for Health Cuts During Measles Outbreak

Trump Calls for Health Cuts During Measles Outbreak

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox.Measles infections are on the rise as Trump calls for cuts to federal health programs, a move that would disproportionately hurt rural communities.Over the past several months I’ve been nervously checking the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

As measles outbreaks grow, Trump cuts hinder vaccination efforts | The Highland County Press

The number of measles cases is approaching 1,000 across 29 states, according to newly released federal statistics. Even as the outbreaks grow, more local governments are complaining that their efforts to combat measles with vaccination clinics have been shut down by abrupt federal funding cuts.