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RFK Jr. urges people to get vaccinated amid deadly Texas outbreak

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new U.S. health secretary, stated that a measles outbreak in western Texas is a 'top priority' for his agency and pledged to provide vaccines to combat it.
  • The CDC confirmed that a child died due to measles in the western Texas outbreak, with state officials reporting over 146 identified cases, mainly affecting a close-knit, under-vaccinated community.
  • Kennedy announced that HHS will send Texas 2,000 doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and emphasized that 'ending the measles outbreak is a top priority for me.'
  • The Texas health department warned that due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities.
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