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Measles: Second child dies in Texas as RFK Jr finally recommends vaccination

BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r726 (Published 09 April 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r726
  1. Janice Hopkins Tanne
  1. New York

The US measles outbreak that began in Texas in late January is now spreading more widely, with 505 cases in Texas and 56 in nearby New Mexico, making a national total of more than 600 cases in 21 states.

Two school age children died of measles complications in Texas. Both had been previously healthy, and neither one had been vaccinated. A third person probably died of measles in the neighbouring state of New Mexico, although the cause of …

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