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Measles, Vitamin A and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles

In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil,

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RFK Jr. touts vitamin A for measles prevention. Doctors disagree.

RFK Jr. has cited vitamin A and cod liver oil as effective methods of measles prevention while stopping short of outright suggesting vaccines.

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RFK Jr. says vitamin A could help treat measles. Here's what doctors think.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in an op-ed that vitamin A could help against measles. Doctors explain why it's no substitute for vaccines.

Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 200 cases

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Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 200 cases; neighboring state reports dozens of illnesses

In its latest update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 198 cases of measles across West Texas. The number of cases in neighboring New Mexico also tripled in a day to 30, local health officials said.

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Second death reported in growing measles outbreak

An unvaccinated New Mexico adult who tested positive for measles has died, the second death in a growing measles outbreak centered along the West Texas-New Mexico border, officials said Thursday.

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CDC responding to growing measles crisis in Texas

How the World Health Organization is responding after the United States dropped out, why a teenager stayed awake during his heart surgery, looking at those suffering from long COVID five years after the beginning of the pandemic,

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Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, U.N. agency warns

Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, ...

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Measles Reported in 9 States: Here’s What You Need To Know

Dr. Patrick Jackson, a UVA infectious disease expert, warns declining vaccination rates could lead to more outbreaks.

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Westfield Health Bulletin: Misinformation is the main culprit amid measles surge

In 2000, 287 years later, measles was declared eradicated by the World Health Organization due to the success of the MMR ...

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Don’t fall for this misleading myth about vitamin A and measles

Research does show that vitamin A can help children with deficiencies after they’re infected with measles, but the vast majority of children in the United States do not fall into that category. To ...

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Should babies get a ‘bonus dose’ of the measles vaccine? Doctors say it depends

Pediatricians and public health experts said they’ve seen a surge in requests for “bonus” doses of measles immunization ...

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Possible second measles death in US, New Mexico officials say. Both deaths unvaccinated

The New Mexico resident didn't seek medical care before dying, but the person tested positive for measles, state health ...

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Second person dies from measles

Health officials in New Mexico say an unvaccinated adult tested positive for measles after they died- though the official ...

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