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Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest annual level since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. Cases have popped up in 39 states so far this year, including 27 outbreaks.

And it's only July.

But this outbreak arrived at a dark moment for public health in the US. News of rapidly spreading cases in Texas broke during the first weeks of Kennedy’s appointment, serving as an early test of the anti-vax activist’s leadership — and he failed, repeatedly. Instead of unequivocally endorsing vaccination as the key to stopping the spread of the disease, he offered only lukewarm support for the MMR vaccine, couched between misinformation about its safety and recommendations for unproven treatments.

He has made the job of everyone who cares about public health much harder. And things could get worse during the next outbreak — whether it’s another measles cluster, the winter flu season, or any other pathogen. Kennedy’s problematic messaging was just the beginning of his project to undermine vaccines. He’s moved beyond using his megaphone to erode confidence in immunization and is now actively reshaping health policy in his anti-vaccine mold.

Unnecessary pain, suffering, and death brought to you by Mad King Donald and his Dead Brain Worm Health Czar.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07...

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