There are more now 120 has been confirmed According to the Texas Department of Health, a measles case in the area. Most of them are children between the ages of 5 and 17, with all but five of them among those who have not been vaccinated. Texas officials said 18 people were hospitalized.
Measles is one of the most infectious diseases present. It's in the air and if one person has it, 9 out of 10 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if they are not protected nearby, they will become infected. Measles can cause serious health complications, especially in children under the age of 5.
The best protection is two doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines. Two doses are about 97% effective To prevent measles. One dose is approximately 93% effective.
I recommend getting a child Initial dosage The second dose they were between 12 and 15 months and between 4 and 6 years old.
When News was asked about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of the Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday. I played itoutbreaks defined as three or more related cases occur every year.
“We track the measles epidemic every day,” he said at a press conference at President Trump's first cabinet meeting. Kennedy said four measles outbreaks this year and 16 last year.
“So that's not uncommon. We have a measles outbreak every year,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy has been around for many years Vaccine Critics And they claim there are few safe shots. He repeatedly linked childhood vaccines to increased autism rates and refused to admit any evidence to the contrary.
in post In X, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the chairman of the Senate Health Committee and physician, urged people. To get vaccinated.
“Absolutely devastating news,” Cassidy wrote after the news of his first measles-related death. The measles vaccine is safe and effective. ”
During Kennedy's confirmation hearing, Cassidy admitted to “struggling” with the idea of voting for him for history, which is to delve into Kennedy's suspicions. vaccine Ignore competing evidence.
But in the end, Cassidy was a decisive vote on the committee; I voted to confirm Kennedy on the Senate floor.
