US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases

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... As of the afternoon of March 14, Texas reports 259 cases across 11 counties, 34 hospitalizations, and one death, which occurred in an unvaccinated 6-year-old girl. New Mexico reports 35 cases across two counties, two hospitalizations, and one death. That death occurred in an unvaccinated adult who did not seek medical treatment and tested positive for the virus posthumously. The cause of death is still under investigation. Oklahoma reports two probable cases linked to the outbreak.

In addition to Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, 12 other states have reported at least one confirmed measles case since the start of the year: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this year has seen three measles outbreaks, defined as three or more related cases. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-17 09:36 PM | Reply

Meanwhile ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge (March 17, 2025)
www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com

... A growing measles outbreak has led to 222 reported cases across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma in 2025, with health officials urging more people to get vaccinated.

During an interview with Fox News, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraged vaccination but also made misleading statements about vaccine-induced immunity, CNN reported.

"When you and I were kids, everybody got measles, and measles gave you ... lifetime protection against measles infection. The vaccine doesn't do that. The vaccine is effective for some people for life, but for many people, it wanes," Kennedy said in the interview.

Dr. Paul Offit -- director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia who recently spoke with HealthDay about COVID -- said that if vaccine-induced immunity waned significantly, measles would not have been declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-17 09:39 PM | Reply

@#1 ...When you and I were kids, everybody got measles ...

Wait, what?

I did not get measles when I was a kid. I did receive the proper measles measles vaccination.

Why is Sec Kennedy lying about this?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-17 09:42 PM | Reply