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RFK's measles response under scrutiny as deadly outbreak frightens Texas parents
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 01, 2025 07:28pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Madeline Halpert |
| News Date | Friday, February 28, 2025 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In her hometown of Lubbock, Texas, Leah, a pregnant mother, has been avoiding stores and other public spaces for the last two weeks.
On Wednesday, the city saw a six-year-old child who was not vaccinated against the virus die – the first US death from the measles in nearly a decade.
With a baby on the way, Leah could be putting her foetus at risk of health complications if she contracted the virus, despite her own vaccination. Her paediatrician also advised her to move up her older son's second shot of the vaccine - the full course for the immunisation - as the risk to his health grows.
"Mentally, it's taking a toll on me, thinking about not just myself and my child, but also about the people that I have to be around," said Leah, who declined to share her last name for privacy reasons.
The US declared measles "eliminated" from the country in 2000, but in recent years, as anti-vaccine sentiments rose, the country has seen several outbreaks of the virus. |
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