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Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
By Michelle R Smith

Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-investigation

#RobertFKennedyJr #USSenate #Vaccinesandimmunisation #MMR #Infectiousdiseases #Samoa #Health #LawUS #USCongress #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #MichelleRSmith

Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-investigation #RobertFKennedyJr #UsSenate #VaccinesAndImmunisation #Mmr #InfectiousDiseases #Samoa #Health #LawUs #UsCongress #UsPolitics #UsNews

#RFKJr, then a prominent #AntiVax activist, preceded the visit with a letter to the Samoan prime minister requesting to study the Pacific island nation’s #measles, #mumps & #rubella [ #MMR ] #vaccines after the deaths of 2 children who had received them. In the letter, he used the words vaccine or vaccination 8 times.

#PublicHealth #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics

Two Die In Pennsylvania Of Measles Marking The First Deaths Of 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/two-die-in-pennsylvania-of-measles-marking-the-first-deaths-of-2026/

Two unvaccinated people die of #measles in #Pennsylvania (PA)–

Hasn't happened in PA for 35 years.

PA Health Secretary Bogen said:

~"Because measles was largely eliminated in (PA) for more than 3 decades, people are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity of the illness... I want to make sure that people understand that the #MMR vaccine is safe and provides the best protection we have against measles.”

#health #PublicHealth
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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-pennsylvania-deaths-two-outbreak-rfk-jr-rcna594296

Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania
By Jessica Glenza

Deaths from disease are first in state in 35 years and just one day after Maryland declared outbreak in three counties

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/measles-deaths-pennsylvania

#Pennsylvania #MMR #Maryland #Vaccinesandimmunisation #USnews #TheGuardian #JessicaGlenza

Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/measles-deaths-pennsylvania #Pennsylvania #Mmr #Maryland #VaccinesAndImmunisation #UsNews

US kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high
By Jessica Glenza

New CDC data shows MMR vaccination among kindergarteners declining slightly as non-medical exemptions climb to 4.2%

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/22/kindergarten-mmr-vaccination-rates-dip

#Vaccinesandimmunisation #Health #RobertFKennedyJr #DonaldTrump #USnews #UShealthcare #USpolitics #MMR #TheGuardian #JessicaGlenza

US kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/22/kindergarten-mmr-vaccination-rates-dip #VaccinesAndImmunisation #Health #RobertFKennedyJr #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsHealthcare #UsPolitics #Mmr

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-mmr-executive-order-endangering-the-children-he-claims-to-care-about. This is utterly irresponsible, & will kill #American #children. Donald #Trump is NOT an #expert on #vaccines, he is NOT a #doctor, & yet he presumes to issue an Executive Order advising States to offer #parents separate vaccines for measles, mumps & rubella, instead of the combined #MMR #vaccine, when the separate vaccines aren't even available.

The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-mmr-executive-order-endangering-the-children-he-claims-to-care-about #Mmr #VaccinesAndImmunisation #Health #DonaldTrump #RobertFKennedyJr #UsHealthcare #UsPolitics #AndrewWakefield

The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about | Editorial
By Editorial

The president’s empty advice that children should receive separate jabs against measles, mumps and rubella will only lead to less take-up by parents

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-mmr-executive-order-endangering-the-children-he-claims-to-care-about

#MMR #Vaccinesandimmunisation #Health #DonaldTrump #RobertFKennedyJr #UShealthcare #USpolitics #AndrewWakefield #TheGuardian #Editorial

@lednaBM
I actually heard a #Republican politician on the news a couple of nights ago... who supported putting the Ten Commandments in every #Texas school... defend (IIRC) splitting up the #MMR vaccine on the grounds:

"The government shouldn't be imposing its beliefs upon the citizenry." 🤦‍♂️

#GOPHypocrisy #TooStupidForPolitics

In recent months, she has appeared with #Trump to unveil major projects, including some of his “most favored nation” deals with drug companies to lower prices to those of other developed countries & his recent controversial #vaccine order, which sought to split the combined measles, mumps & rubella, or #MMR, vaccine into 3 separate immunizations AGAINST the advice of medical groups.

#PublicHealth #Health #science #medicine #law #RFKJr #disinformation #eugenics #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #USpol

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest annual level in more than 35 years.

So far in 2026:

• 2,566 confirmed cases
• 169 hospitalizations
• 93% of cases involved people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown
• Kindergarten MMR coverage has fallen to about 92.4%

https://thenewsink.com/us-measles-cases-reach-their-highest-level/

#Measles #PublicHealth #HealthNews #Vaccination #MMR #TheNewsInk

#RFKJr's campaign to Make Infectious Diseases Great Again scores another win. https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/

#measles #MMR #vaccines