Amid a growing measles outbreak, doctors worry RFK Jr. is sending the wrong message

Photo caption: A second death has been confirmed in the measles outbreak in West Texas. An unvaccinated adult tested positive for the virus across the border in New Mexico. Photo credit: Jan Sonnenmair / Getty Images. Article by Maria Godoy. NPR – March 7, 2025. Press release: HHS.

Two people have now died in the growing measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico. New Mexico health officials on Thursday confirmed the death of an unvaccinated adult who tested positive for measles. The first death was a school-age child in Gaines County, Texas, last week. News of a second death comes as infectious disease doctors worry that the […]

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