Sunday, April 06, 2025

Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas

Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is under investigation.

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Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday, according to a spokesperson familiar with the plans.

Polio Bob is heading to Texas to admire his handiwork.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-06 09:43 AM

They're only kids, right?

Kids die all the time.

No more cause to be concerned about them than four soldiers dying in training accidents.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-06 10:24 AM

"HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was expected to attend the child's funeral"

This is disgusting. I wouldn't let him in.

Remember Samoa.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-06 10:25 AM

"HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was expected to attend the child's funeral"

Why? Guilty conscience?

#4 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-04-06 10:30 AM

------- Jr. has blood on his hands.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-06 10:36 AM

2 children dead from Pertussis in Louisiana last week. More winning for the antivaccers.

www.cnn.com

#6 | Posted by mattm at 2025-04-06 11:41 AM

"2 children dead from Pertussis"

"ONLY THE WEAK WILL FAIL!"

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-06 11:48 AM

And the weak fail because the strong ignored them. (Herd immunity)

#8 | Posted by mattm at 2025-04-06 11:56 AM

They're only kids, right?

Kids die all the time.

No more cause to be concerned about them than four soldiers dying in training accidents.

#2 | POSTED BY ZED

And they are not fetuses so who cares if they die? They had their chance. Right?

Criminal negligence by parents is completely acceptable. At least they were not aborted. Now THAT would be a sin worthy of the death penalty.

Anyway it's only 2 deaths soon to be zero!

(as soon as Co-President Elmo and Wormbrain can get to the CDC database)

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-04-06 12:21 PM

The------------- is determined to keep adding to his already massive body count.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-06 01:45 PM

Idiocracy innocculent

#11 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-04-06 10:57 PM

Add 8 year old Daisy Hildebrand to the orange turd's massive body count.

www.fox5atlanta.com

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-07 09:52 AM

If I read it correctly, Daisy was unvaccinated, no reason given. Other sources showed people standing outside a Mennonite church, but I couldn't find that Daisy's parents were members.

#13 | Posted by mattm at 2025-04-07 10:22 AM

Wormbrain intends to strap the corpse to the roof of his car and bring it home.
Whales, bears,kids...
Pretty much the same.

#14 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-04-07 11:29 AM

MMR vaccine doesn't just prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. It also prevents RFK Jr. from showing up at your child's funeral to exploit your grief at your most vulnerable moment.

~ Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-07 02:48 PM

OpEd: Measles Rates Hit New Record as RFK Jr. Keeps Waffling on Vaccines
www.yahoo.com

... Kennedy, who traveled to West Texas on Sunday to meet the families of the two victims, seems to at last be realizing just how deadly the infection can be, after years of downplaying its effects and spreading baseless vaccine claims, including that the vaccine is as dangerous as the infection itself.

"I came to Gaines County, Texas, today to comfort the Hildebrand family after the loss of their 8-year-old daughter Daisy," he wrote in a statement on X Sunday. "My intention was to come down here quietly to console the families and to be with the community in their moment of grief.

"The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy added, admitting to the benefits of the only evidence-based method proven to prevent measles infection.

But Kennedy hasn't totally given up on his anti-vaccine agenda. Just hours after the Hildebrand family's funeral, Kennedy posted on X praising two anti-vax doctors who he claimed had cured "300 measles-stricken Mennonite children" using "aerosolized budesonide and clarithromycin." Budesonide is a corticosteroid used to treat asthma and inflammatory bowel disease, and clarithromycin is an antibacterial drug.

The health secretary has previously touted cod liver oil, which is rich in vitamin A, as a cure for the infection, despite there being little medical evidence to support the claim. In high doses, vitamin A can also lead to nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, and liver damage, which has been

recorded in the lab work of some of the 50 children who have been hospitalized for measles in Texas.

In his statement, Kennedy said HHS is partnering with Texas health officials to better "control the measles outbreak," as well as deploy CDC teams across the state. It's a long-awaited response from the HHS, but it's too little too late for some. ...


#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-07 03:39 PM

www.medpagetoday.com

Sidebar: Vit A poison control calls up.

#17 | Posted by mattm at 2025-04-07 04:03 PM

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