US EditionRFK Jr. visits West Texas as a second child is buried after dying from a measles-related illness
- A second child in Texas has died from a measles outbreak, following the recent death of a 6-year-old girl, both unvaccinated.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Plans to attend the funeral of the deceased child.
- The measles outbreak in Texas has caused 481 cases this year, marking the first measles deaths in the U.S. Since 2015.
- Health officials emphasize the importance of vaccination to prevent further outbreaks, as measles is highly contagious and can lead to severe complications.
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Robert Kennedy Jr. publicly urges people to get vaccinated against measles
By Neha Mukherjee and John Bonifield U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly urged people to get vaccinated against measles in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday. “We encourage people to get vaccinated against measles,” Kennedy told the network’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon LaPook. “The position of the federal government, my position, is that people should get vaccinated against measles, but the govern…
Some measles response plans crash to a halt after Trump cuts • West Virginia Watch
People stand outside of a Mennonite church in Seminole, Texas, where Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended funeral services April 6 for Daisy Hildebrand, 8, the second Texas child to die from the measles this year. Measles cases are on track to reach a 34-year high as vaccine hesitancy spreads and funding cuts imperil state responses. (Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune)Cities and states fighting a historic measles out…
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