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Just 31% of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll agreed with a statement that the Trump administration is handling the measles ...
Americans worry about President Donald Trump's administration's ability to contain an ongoing outbreak of measles, while the ...
As of May 8, the U.S. has logged more more than 1,000 measles cases across 31 states — compared to 285 cases in all of 2024.
Other states with active outbreaks — which the CDC defines as three or more related cases — include Indiana, Michigan, ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., before a House committee Wednesday morning, defended the department's response to the measles outbreak, saying the Centers for Disease ...
Gilbert Handal witnessed the devastating toll of measles on children in a Chilean hospital before the vaccine. Now, he warns ...
In back-to-back Capitol Hill hearings, Kennedy touched on abortion access, vaccines, measles, research, mental health and opioids.
Lawmakers seek answers to questions about sweeping cuts to federal public health infrastructure but Kennedy stays mum.
Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday if he had young children now he would "probably" vaccinate them against measles—but he cautioned ...
A 1-year-old boy from Ingham County who was thought to have had measles in April actually was not infected with the virus, health officials say.
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