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Half of US states have reported measles cases this year
Half of states in the US are now reporting measles cases, with the national total surpassing 800 cases so far this year, ...
Texas measles outbreak nears 500 cases as of April 4. Here’s where it’s spreading.
The Texas measles outbreak that started in January has grown to 481 confirmed cases as of Friday, April 4, with at least 59 new infections this week.
Large number of measles cases being missed, CDC says
Measles would normally be expected to have a fatality rate of about one to three deaths out of every 1,000 children infected, the CDC says, so the number of deaths this year suggests there may be far ...
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Anti-vaccine advocates battle over narrative in West Texas, downplaying role of measles in deaths
After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed ...
Texas health officials announce nation-leading 20 more measles cases
The total measles cases in Texas increased by 20 since Friday to 561 since late January, which leads the nation by a wide ...
US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the ...
Texas measles outbreak could last 12 months, experts say, risking U.S. elimination status
The measles outbreak has already spread to three states and triggered more than 500 cases. But it could keep growing for ...
No sign of Texas measles outbreak slowing, contrary to RFK Jr.’s claims
By Jessica McDonald On four separate occasions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has suggested ...