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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reversed his stance on the Texas measles outbreak, voicing concern and supporting vaccination efforts.

‘Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity,’ the Health and Human Services secretary says

The majority of the 146 cases in Texas are infants, children, and teenagers

Infectious disease experts say the latest outbreak is still in its infancy and could get a lot worse – here’s what to know

Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in rural West Texas outbreak that led this week to the death of a school-aged child who was not vaccinated

On Feb. 26, 2025, Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak – the first measles death in the United States since 2015. The outbreak was first identified in early February in Gaines County, Texas, where just 82% of kindergartners are vaccinated against measles, compared…

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response.

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