measles vaccine

‘Get the vaccine, please,’ top US health official says in appeal as measles cases rise

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‘Get the vaccine, please,’ top US health official says in appeal as measles cases rise

WASHINGTON (AP) – A top U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get vaccinated against measles amid outbreaks in several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles-elimination status. “Get the vaccine, please,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services whose boss … Read more

Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony. about the Samoa trip in 2019 before the measles outbreak

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Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony. about the Samoa trip in 2019 before the measles outbreak

During two days of questioning during Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he repeated the same answer. He said the closely scrutinized 2019 trip he took to Samoa, which came before a devastating measles outbreak, had “nothing to do with vaccines.” Documents obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine that … Read more