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US Measles Cases Hit 935 as RFK Jr. Pushes Treatment Study
A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 26.
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The US reported 51 new measles infections on Friday, an increase of 6% from the previous week as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, pushed for research into unproven treatments.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now confirmed 935 total measles cases since the outbreak began in January. Three unvaccinated people have died, including two children in Texas and an adult in New Mexico.