Texas child dies of measles 25 years after disease was eradicated from US; RFK Jr downplays concerns
Health Secretary RFK Jr downplays concerns about the measles outbreak during a cabinet meeting, despite rising cases in Texas ...
FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu strains for next season's shots
It comes as RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic who now leads the Department of Health and Human Services, makes moves that could ...
Meeting of US FDA vaccine advisers canceled, committee member says
A meeting of a committee which advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy has been canceled, a committee ...
Voters ordered ‘sh*t sandwich’ with Trump, ‘now complain about how it’s cooked,’ Putin hater says
“Republicans ordered the sh-t sandwich and now complain about how it was cooked,” Kasparov said on X in response to Trump ...
Health Secretary RFK Jr. downplays measles outbreak after child dies in Texas
Recently appointed Health Secretary RFK, Jr. appeared to dismiss a rare measles outbreak in Texas, saying it’s “not unusual.” ...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health ...
An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
GOP Senator Facing Backlash For RFK Jr. Support After Measles Kills Child
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is facing backlash for supporting the confirmation of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following the first U.S ...
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RFK Downplays Texas Measles Outbreak After First Reported Death
The vaccine-skeptic HHS secretary said outbreaks happen “every year” — but this is the first death since 2015.
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Texas child dies of measles in first U.S. fatality in a decade
A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said today, the first reported U.S. death from the highly ...
First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays outbreak
At least 124 people have been infected in the fast-spreading outbreak. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said "we have measles outbreaks every year." ...