39 h. ago Health officials hit out at RFK Jr after deadly measles outbreak

A second young child in Texas died from a measles infection

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9 d. ago RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles

Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeralA Texas man who buried his eight-year-old daughter on Sunday after the unvaccinated child died with measles says Robert F Kennedy Jr “never said anything” about the vaccine against the illness or its proven efficacy while visiting the girl’s family and community for her funeral.“He did not say that the vaccine was effective,” Pete Hildebrand, the father of Daisy Hildebrand, said in reference to Kennedy during a brief interview on Monday. “I had supper with the guy and he never said anything about that.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago RFK Jr visits Texas as measles outbreak claims life of second child and outbreak continues to spread

The child is the second confirmed measles death in the the latest outbreak – and the second in the past decade

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1 week ago Measles outbreak claims life of second child as outbreak continues to spread

The child is the second confirmed measles death in the US in a decade

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1 week ago Second child reportedly dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak

US health and human services department confirmed death but insisted the exact cause is under investigationA second child with measles has reportedly died in Texas amid a steadily growing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 people in that state alone.The US health and human services department confirmed the death to NBC late Saturday, though the agency insisted exactly why the child died remained under investigation. On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the eight-year-old girl had died from “measles pulmonary failure” early Thursday at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, citing records obtained by the outlet. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Parents of girl, 6, who died from measles say 'the measles wasn't that bad' as cases surge

The parents of a six-year-old girl who died from measles have said 'the measles wasn't that bad' as cases in the US surge past 300. The parents have also stood by their decision to not vaccinate their child

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