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Measles death of unvaccinated child in Texas outbreak is 1st fatality in US in a decade (abcnews.go.com)

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An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from measles, marking the first U.S. measles-related death in a decade.

The outbreak, centered in Gaines County, has infected 124 people, mostly unvaccinated children, and spread into New Mexico.

At least 18 people have been hospitalized. Health officials stress the importance of the MMR vaccine, which remains highly effective.

Despite past measles elimination in the U.S., declining vaccination rates have led to outbreaks. Officials anticipate more cases and urge vaccinations to prevent further spread.

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[–] CMDR_Horn 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

RFK “they happen all the time” Reality “first in a decade”

Does he judge time in geological terms or something!?

[–] Mog_fanatic 18 points 3 days ago

I saw that too. At the cabinet meeting he said

Incidentally, there have been four measles outbreaks this year. In this country last year there were 16. So, it’s not unusual. We have measles outbreaks every year

It was the first time anyone died in this country from that stupid disease since 2015. And the first time a child died from it since 2003. Not unusual my ass. The damn thing was eliminated in this country in 2000 because of the vaccine. Now morons are bringing it back. We're going backwards because of nothing other than stupidity.