RFK Jr. Faces Backlash as Texas Measles Outbreak Hits 505 Cases and 2 Child Deaths

A measles outbreak in West Texas has claimed the life of a second unvaccinated child, intensifying concerns about vaccine hesitancy and public health responses. The 8-year-old girl, who had no underlying health conditions, died on Thursday from “measles pulmonary failure” while receiving hospital treatment. The death marks the second child fatality in Texas since late January when the outbreak began. A six-year-old unvaccinated girl was the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade when she died in February. An adult in New Mexico also died after testing positive for measles, though officials have not confirmed that measles was … Continue reading RFK Jr. Faces Backlash as Texas Measles Outbreak Hits 505 Cases and 2 Child Deaths