Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is

For years, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his zealous followers have downplayed measles as " just a rash " and falsely claimed that "Measles outbreaks have been fabricated to create fear." In 2021, when Kennedy wrote those words, the US recorded just 49 measles cases. Yearly case counts have generally been low since 2000 , when the US declared measles eliminated thanks to a decades-long vaccination campaign. But with the rise of Kennedy and his ilk in the past few decade