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Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department (www.theguardian.com)

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reversed his stance on a measles outbreak in Texas, now calling it a "top priority" after initially describing it as "not unusual." This shift comes after the first U.S. measles death in a decade was reported.

Kennedy, known for his anti-vaccine views, announced his department would send 2,000 MMR vaccine doses to Texas.

CDC data shows 164 measles cases reported across nine jurisdictions as of February 27, with approximately 95% of infected individuals being unvaccinated.

Meanwhile, Kennedy's HHS department plans to eliminate public participation in many agency policy decisions, contradicting his previous promise of "radical transparency."

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[–] lath@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

These days I wouldn't be surprised if his plan was something in the rethoric of "We will gather all of the infected and quarantine them in special epidemic camps. Then we will cleanse them with holy fire in specially designed room-sized holy incinerators."

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

We could even get them to work a lot with no pay between the quarantine and holy fire bits.