Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah

Monday, September 22, 2025

One of the largest measles outbreaks in the U.S. is now centered in bordering areas of southwestern Utah and Arizona. In Southwest Utah, all but one of the 23 confirmed cases are among unvaccinated, school-age kids, the Southwest Utah Public Health Department reported. In Mohave County, Arizona, which health officials believe is connected to the Utah outbreak, there have been 42 confirmed cases of the highly contagious virus.

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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-22 05:49 PM | Reply

It's that damn Tylenol.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-09-22 06:04 PM | Reply

Fucking Mormons

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-22 09:08 PM | Reply

#3.
You misspelled 'Morons'.

#4 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-09-22 09:56 PM | Reply

There's a difference?

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-22 10:02 PM | Reply

RFK Jr. was paid six figures by his vaccine-challenging group before presidential run (December 2024)
www.statnews.com

... Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made over $20,000 per week as chairman of Children's Health Defense before stepping away from the nonprofit in 2023 to run for president, new tax filings show.

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It is not clear exactly when Kennedy stopped receiving a salary from the organization. STAT reached out for comment. ...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-22 10:25 PM | Reply