>Pennsylvania has been the state most severely affected by the outbreak, with officials confirming six measles-associated deaths in the state this year. A child also died in New York on election day, followed days later by the death of an infant in Wisconsin. Active outbreaks have been reported in nearly every US state.
>The difference in the reported figures followed a change in how the CDC, operating under US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, tracks measles fatalities. The CDC is now using data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is a way to track mortality trends over time, according to a note published to the agency’s website on 4 September.
Make no mistake, this is 100% due to RFK Jr running HHS into the ground and the failing leadership of Dr. Erica Schwartz as agency director. RFK Jr. should be held accountable for widespread disinformation and casting doubts of MMR vaccine efficacy. Maybe one day Americans will have their faith in science restored and STOP listening to MAGA death cult morons who are only obsessed with padding their bank accounts while the citizens they swore an oath to protect die as result of misinformation and subterfuge.
The problem is both sides have medical misinformation provided as fact from baseless unscientific studies. The right does it a lot more dont get me wrong but the issue is spread across the population because of political reasons for both sides.
You figure the left would sink their teeth into this and cone out with hard scientific campaigns but alas they have only doubled down on very loosely scientific claims.
[OP] The_Weekend_Baker | 5 hours ago
Six deaths isn't even accurate.
>Pennsylvania has been the state most severely affected by the outbreak, with officials confirming six measles-associated deaths in the state this year. A child also died in New York on election day, followed days later by the death of an infant in Wisconsin. Active outbreaks have been reported in nearly every US state.
>The difference in the reported figures followed a change in how the CDC, operating under US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, tracks measles fatalities. The CDC is now using data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is a way to track mortality trends over time, according to a note published to the agency’s website on 4 September.
biggetybiggetyboo | 4 hours ago
They are past the deny stage, now in the delay stage
triskyl | 4 hours ago
Make no mistake, this is 100% due to RFK Jr running HHS into the ground and the failing leadership of Dr. Erica Schwartz as agency director. RFK Jr. should be held accountable for widespread disinformation and casting doubts of MMR vaccine efficacy. Maybe one day Americans will have their faith in science restored and STOP listening to MAGA death cult morons who are only obsessed with padding their bank accounts while the citizens they swore an oath to protect die as result of misinformation and subterfuge.
Bubbly_Power_6210 | an hour ago
agree.
Fables-Of-Mind | 3 hours ago
The problem is both sides have medical misinformation provided as fact from baseless unscientific studies. The right does it a lot more dont get me wrong but the issue is spread across the population because of political reasons for both sides.
You figure the left would sink their teeth into this and cone out with hard scientific campaigns but alas they have only doubled down on very loosely scientific claims.
carvingmyelbows | 4 hours ago
Not to mention all the deaths that will occur a decade down the line when the rebound hits half of the “cured” child patients…
alternatingflan | 2 hours ago
Thanks rfkjr and krasnov - everything you touch turns deadly.