Lisa Jarvis, Columnist

RFK Jr. Could Have Ensured This Grim Measles Record Wasn’t Broken

US cases are the highest they’ve been since the virus was declared eliminated 25 years ago after reaching a previous high in 1992. The health secretary’s anti-vax agenda is part of the reason.

July 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM UTC

By Lisa Jarvis

Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, she was executive editor of Chemical & Engineering News.

Kennedy’s assault on vaccines has real-life consequences.
*Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America*

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In a grim milestone for public health, measles cases in the US have reached their highest annual level since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.

It’s only July.