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Former top health official criticizes RFK Jr. for downplaying measles deaths
The former top vaccines official at the Food and Drug Administration criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here's what to know
Three people have died from measles-related illnesses in the U.S. since the highly contagious virus started ripping through ...
‘Not just measles’: Whooping cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline
Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may ...
U.S. measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know
U.S. measles cases in six states now exceed 700, and two children and an adult have died. A look at the situation in each ...
RFK Jr. Whines About Focus on Child Measles Deaths on His Watch
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants more attention for the “amazing job” he’s done tackling the measles outbreak. In a cabinet ...
Texas measles outbreak surpasses 500 cases in wake of second child's death
A measles outbreak that has caused the deaths of two school-aged children has now surpassed more than 500 cases across Texas, ...
RFK Jr. Visits Epicenter of Texas Measles Outbreak After Death of Second Child Who Was Infected
U .S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas' still-growing measles ...
RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak. Does the data agree?
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas. Public health experts say ...
Has anyone vaccinated against measles ever died from the virus? What to know after 3rd death
Measles infections after vaccination are rare, and there are no documented cases of healthy, fully vaccinated people dying ...
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in a growing ...
Second child dies from measles-related causes as Texas outbreak continues to spread
A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized" and was not vaccinated.