Measles is spreading in Texas and New Mexico, and so far the newly confirmed Health and Human Services Czar, Robert Kennedy Jr. has yet to speak on the issue of vaccinations. Most of those who contracted Measles in Texas were children, are unvaccinated (85 of 90) and are from an area in Teas with the state’s highest vaccine exemption rates.
According to Vox, “The US declared measles eliminated in 2000. But it has regained a foothold as vaccination rates have dropped. In 2019, there was the largest outbreak in decades when more than 1,200 people became ill, mostly in New York. Now nearly 100 individuals are sick along the border of Texas and New Mexico — larger than any outbreak last year and it is still only February.”
Measles outbreaks are carried by the unvaccinated, full
— Ian Copeland, PhD (@IanCopeland5) February 25, 2025.
In 2024, of the 285 cases of Measles in the US:
•96% WERE UNVACCINATED
•42% WERE UNDER 5 YEARS OLD
•40% WERE HOSPITALIZED
WERE playing a stupid game, now were winning stupid prizes…https://t.co/Pe5holYpHo pic.twitter.com/RWTqgiWq51
“The outbreak has escalated and will likely soon exceed 100 cases, just as the US’s foremost vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has ascended as its top health care official.” Vox
Vox also notes that when outbreaks of disease occur, they are first dealt with at the local level. This is being done in Texas.
“The feds usually stay in the background with an outbreak the size of the current measles occurrence. They can offer expert or laboratory support, for example. But otherwise, they are supporting players, unless the outbreak poses a unique threat to the rest of the nation or becomes a large multi-state crisis. For now, the current outbreak is limited to a small geographical region, and the states appear well aligned on how to respond”
RFK Jr hasn’t commented on this outbreak yet, but will be in the difficult position of spinning. his anti-vax tales for the measles, highly contagious and dangerous to some, as the numbers continue to rise.
