A school-age child with measles has died in Texas, the first measles death recorded in the U.S. in a decade. This child was part of a multi-county outbreak involving unvaccinated children, emphasizing the dangers of this vaccine-preventable disease. Health officials are launching vaccine clinics and tracing contacts to manage the rising cases. Despite calls for vaccination from experts, some officials, like RFK, Jr., have downplayed the situation, incorrectly stating most hospitalized children are merely in isolation rather than suffering severe symptoms, which contradicts the reality of the outbreak's severity.
This outbreak is the third in 2025, and we are just two months in. At least 133 cases have been confirmed in the current Texas/New Mexico outbreak.
RFK, Jr., was wrong about the quarantined children: they have been hospitalized because they are having trouble breathing, not just to keep them isolated.
Measles is one of the most contagious illnesses on the planet, so it will be a while before this outbreak ends. More people will get sick.
We shouldn't be fighting diseases we once eliminated. We shouldn't be burying children who could live long and fulfilling lives.
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