Antivaxxer-in-chief threatens a century of medical progress
The antivaxxer-in-chief may lead us back to an era of long-eradicated diseases.
The antivaxxer-in-chief may lead us back to an era of long-eradicated diseases.
As Texas was dealing with a deadly Measles outbreak, State health officials frantically reached out to the CDC for help. No one answered.
Native American tribes are responding to concerns about low measles vaccination rates and patients’ difficulty accessing health care as the disease spreads across the country.
The U.S. could lose its Measles elimination status after it was declared eliminated in 2000.
Amid the Measles outbreak in Texas, a father wanted to protect his kids. The clinic they went to assured him their insurance would cover the costs.
North Dakota now has the highest number of Measles cases. It had a 90% vaccination rate among kindergarteners for the 2024-25 school year, a decline from about 95% in 2019-20.
After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed the hospital for fumbling her care. Daisy’s father told The Texas Tribune he never to spoke to Malone.
All over the country, vaccine clinics have closed amid a surge in Measles cases due to cuts in funding by the Trump Administration. Children from low-income families will be most impacted by these cuts to healthcare funding.
Medical experts say that while the health secretary is showing more direct support for the measles vaccine following the death of a second unvaccinated child, he’s also sharing information about debunked remedies.
The current Measles vaccination rate in Montana is below the 95% threshold required to achieve community protection.
This week’s episode includes a look at RFK Jr’s handling of the Measles outbreak in his new role and other health-related topics in the new administration.
More than 120 people across nine counties have been infected during the largest Texas outbreak in 30 years.
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