The Trump measles pandemic continues to grow
“As of March 27, 2025, a total of 483 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 20 jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.”
Meanwhile, leaders at the CDC ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging. And RFK Jr. announced that the federal government was delivering vitamin A—an unproven treatment that Kennedy promotes as an alternative to vaccines—to measles-stricken communities in West Texas. But a Texas official reports that no doses of vitamin A have arrived at the state health department—not because RFK Jr. broke his promise, but because Texas doctors didn’t ask for them. Not only does vitamin A not prevent measles and is only useful as therapy during infection in vitamin A-deficiency cases, but there have been several reported instances of vitamin A toxicity since RFK Jr endorsed it as an alternative to vaccination.
Trump measles pandemic approaches 400 cases
Joel:
Maybe the nation needs a big die-off before the citizens realize how stupid all of this is today? It is just like the economic malfeasance. They know better and yet they will still do it.
Maybe arm Kennedy and allow him to shoot every tenth person.
@Bill,
We had that (and arguably still do) with COVID-19 and these folks learned nothing. Sadly, as with firearms, it’s children that pay the ultimate price for adult stupidity.