A large measles outbreak in Texas that has affected 762 people has now ended, according to an announcement Monday by […]
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Under RFK Jr, CDC skips study on vaccination rates, quietly posts data on drop
Vaccination rates among the country’s kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination […]
Measles cases reach 33-year high as RFK Jr. pursues anti-vaccine agenda
Such is the case in Gaines County, Texas, where the largest outbreak this year has erupted. So far, that outbreak, […]
All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel
A federal vaccine panel entirely hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gathered for its first […]
CDC’s once-revered vaccine panel now a “farce”—calls grow to scrap meeting
“The meeting should be delayed until the panel is fully staffed with more robust and balanced representation—as required by law—including […]
After RFK Jr. overhauls CDC panel, measles and flu vaccines are up for debate
With ardent anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the country’s top health position, use of a long-approved vaccine against […]
Heartbreaking video shows deadly risk of skipping measles vaccine
Once SSPE develops, it moves through progressive stages, starting with mood swings, personality changes, depression, lethargy, and possibly fever and […]
With over 900 US measles cases so far this year, things are looking bleak
As of Friday, April 25, the US has confirmed over 900 measles cases since the start of the year. The […]
Controversial doc gets measles while treating unvaccinated kids—keeps working
In the video with Edwards that has just come to light, CHD once again uses the situation to disparage MMR […]
CDC struggling to fight raging measles outbreak after deep funding, staff cuts
In now-rarified comments from experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency official on Tuesday evening said […]