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In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an emergency of infectious disease, its senior health official has moved away from one of the most important tools in the government, experts said: encouraging parents to have their children vaccinated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health, was widely criticized as Minimize the epidemic of measles In western Texas at a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday. In an article on social networks on FridayHe took a new tact, saying that the epidemic was an “top priority” for his department, his health and his social services.

He noted various ways in which the department helps in Texas, among them by funding the state vaccination program and putting advice on the update that doctors give to the children of vitamin A., but without the occasion, Mr. Kennedy himself advised the Americans to ensure that their children obtained the blows.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are part of the HHS, have sent its first substantial notice to the epidemic until Thursday, almost a month after the first cases report in Texas.

“They shouted with a whisper,” said Dr. Michael Osterholm, who is an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota and a former head of the health department.

“I fear that their hands were linked,” he added.

CDC officials did not immediately respond to a comment request.

The epidemic of measles in western Texas reported more than 140 inhabitants and killed a child, the first death of this type in a decade. The lukewarm approval of unrevised immunization and federal updates concern in particular scientists in the light of the long history of Mr. Kennedy’s sowing in terms of sowing for vaccines.

Over the years, he suggested that the measles vaccine, mumps and rubella was associated with autism and that measles epidemics were mainly “made” to fatte the benefits of drug manufacturers.

If the Texas epidemic offers a window on the Trump administration’s approach in public health, this expresses problems for the future, some researchers said.

State health officials say they did not need in -depth federal aid, but future epidemics in other places may not be manageable without federal aid. “You could call it a dress rehearsal,” Catherine Treei said, epidemiologist at the Uthealth Houston School of Public Health.

She added: “In the theater, poor general rehearsal means good performance. I am really sure that this is not the case in public health. »»

In the past epidemics of measles, the CDC often plays a leading role in public education on the dangers of contracting the virus and the importance of MMR vaccinations.

At the height of an epidemic in New York in 2019, during the first term of President Trump, the agency published a press release Undering health care providers to reassure patients concerning vaccine safety and group criticism spreading misleading information on this subject.

In a declaration that accompanies him, Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health at the time, wrote that measles was a “very contagious and potentially fatal disease”.

“With a safe and effective vaccine that protects against measles, the suffering we see is avoidable,” he added.

His message was part of an intense campaign to suppress the biggest epidemics since 2000, when measles had been declared eliminated from the United States. Vigorous campaigns have led to more than 60,000 MMR vaccinations in affected communities.

Health officials contacted religious leaders, local doctors and defense groups. In certain parts of New York, officials have declared an emergency, compulsory vaccinations and prohibited to non -vaccinated children from public places.

The signals this time were much more deaf.

At a time when the CDC published its first public declaration on the epidemic, measles had spread to nine counties in Texas, and nine additional cases had broken out by bordering the new mexic.

The declaration mentioned vaccination once, saying that it “remains the best defense against measles infection”.

Asked about the cases in Texas on Wednesday, Mr. Kennedy said that the epidemic was “not unusual” and falsely said that many hospitalized people were “mainly for the forties”.

He did not mention the vaccines. In his article on social networks, Mr. Kennedy stressed that his department “would continue to finance the Texas vaccination program”. But he did not explicitly called the Americans to get the blows.

Instead, the vaccination campaign was largely left to the national and local authorities. In Texas, there have been frequent press conferences, vigorously promoting vaccine clinics and dislying disinformation.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a republican of Louisiana who is a doctor, and who vote crucial To confirm Mr. Kennedy in his post, urged residents of his state, who borders Texas, to make sure they were up to date on their measles vaccinations.

But a virus as contagious as measles does not respect state borders, and the CDC should provide larger national and leadership councils, said Dr Osterholm.

“”Any location could be the next hot spot tomorrow“” He said.

On Friday, the capital of Texas, Austin, reported a case of measles in an unvaccinated infant who had been exposed during international trips.

In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an emergency of infectious disease, its senior health official has moved away from one of the most important tools in the government, experts said: encouraging parents to have their children vaccinated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health, was widely criticized as Minimize the epidemic of measles In western Texas at a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday. In an article on social networks on FridayHe took a new tact, saying that the epidemic was an “top priority” for his department, his health and his social services.

He noted various ways in which the department helps in Texas, among them by funding the state vaccination program and putting advice on the update that doctors give to the children of vitamin A., but without the occasion, Mr. Kennedy himself advised the Americans to ensure that their children obtained the blows.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are part of the HHS, have sent its first substantial notice to the epidemic until Thursday, almost a month after the first cases report in Texas.

“They shouted with a whisper,” said Dr. Michael Osterholm, who is an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota and a former head of the health department.

“I fear that their hands were linked,” he added.

CDC officials did not immediately respond to a comment request.

The epidemic of measles in western Texas reported more than 140 inhabitants and killed a child, the first death of this type in a decade. The lukewarm approval of unrevised immunization and federal updates concern in particular scientists in the light of the long history of Mr. Kennedy’s sowing in terms of sowing for vaccines.

Over the years, he suggested that the measles vaccine, mumps and rubella was associated with autism and that measles epidemics were mainly “made” to fatte the benefits of drug manufacturers.

If the Texas epidemic offers a window on the Trump administration’s approach in public health, this expresses problems for the future, some researchers said.

State health officials say they did not need in -depth federal aid, but future epidemics in other places may not be manageable without federal aid. “You could call it a dress rehearsal,” Catherine Treei said, epidemiologist at the Uthealth Houston School of Public Health.

She added: “In the theater, poor general rehearsal means good performance. I am really sure that this is not the case in public health. »»

In the past epidemics of measles, the CDC often plays a leading role in public education on the dangers of contracting the virus and the importance of MMR vaccinations.

At the height of an epidemic in New York in 2019, during the first term of President Trump, the agency published a press release Undering health care providers to reassure patients concerning vaccine safety and group criticism spreading misleading information on this subject.

In a declaration that accompanies him, Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health at the time, wrote that measles was a “very contagious and potentially fatal disease”.

“With a safe and effective vaccine that protects against measles, the suffering we see is avoidable,” he added.

His message was part of an intense campaign to suppress the biggest epidemics since 2000, when measles had been declared eliminated from the United States. Vigorous campaigns have led to more than 60,000 MMR vaccinations in affected communities.

Health officials contacted religious leaders, local doctors and defense groups. In certain parts of New York, officials have declared an emergency, compulsory vaccinations and prohibited to non -vaccinated children from public places.

The signals this time were much more deaf.

At a time when the CDC published its first public declaration on the epidemic, measles had spread to nine counties in Texas, and nine additional cases had broken out by bordering the new mexic.

The declaration mentioned vaccination once, saying that it “remains the best defense against measles infection”.

Asked about the cases in Texas on Wednesday, Mr. Kennedy said that the epidemic was “not unusual” and falsely said that many hospitalized people were “mainly for the forties”.

He did not mention the vaccines. In his article on social networks, Mr. Kennedy stressed that his department “would continue to finance the Texas vaccination program”. But he did not explicitly called the Americans to get the blows.

Instead, the vaccination campaign was largely left to the national and local authorities. In Texas, there have been frequent press conferences, vigorously promoting vaccine clinics and dislying disinformation.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a republican of Louisiana who is a doctor, and who vote crucial To confirm Mr. Kennedy in his post, urged residents of his state, who borders Texas, to make sure they were up to date on their measles vaccinations.

But a virus as contagious as measles does not respect state borders, and the CDC should provide larger national and leadership councils, said Dr Osterholm.

“”Any location could be the next hot spot tomorrow“” He said.

On Friday, the capital of Texas, Austin, reported a case of measles in an unvaccinated infant who had been exposed during international trips.

In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an emergency of infectious disease, its senior health official has moved away from one of the most important tools in the government, experts said: encouraging parents to have their children vaccinated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health, was widely criticized as Minimize the epidemic of measles In western Texas at a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday. In an article on social networks on FridayHe took a new tact, saying that the epidemic was an “top priority” for his department, his health and his social services.

He noted various ways in which the department helps in Texas, among them by funding the state vaccination program and putting advice on the update that doctors give to the children of vitamin A., but without the occasion, Mr. Kennedy himself advised the Americans to ensure that their children obtained the blows.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are part of the HHS, have sent its first substantial notice to the epidemic until Thursday, almost a month after the first cases report in Texas.

“They shouted with a whisper,” said Dr. Michael Osterholm, who is an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota and a former head of the health department.

“I fear that their hands were linked,” he added.

CDC officials did not immediately respond to a comment request.

The epidemic of measles in western Texas reported more than 140 inhabitants and killed a child, the first death of this type in a decade. The lukewarm approval of unrevised immunization and federal updates concern in particular scientists in the light of the long history of Mr. Kennedy’s sowing in terms of sowing for vaccines.

Over the years, he suggested that the measles vaccine, mumps and rubella was associated with autism and that measles epidemics were mainly “made” to fatte the benefits of drug manufacturers.

If the Texas epidemic offers a window on the Trump administration’s approach in public health, this expresses problems for the future, some researchers said.

State health officials say they did not need in -depth federal aid, but future epidemics in other places may not be manageable without federal aid. “You could call it a dress rehearsal,” Catherine Treei said, epidemiologist at the Uthealth Houston School of Public Health.

She added: “In the theater, poor general rehearsal means good performance. I am really sure that this is not the case in public health. »»

In the past epidemics of measles, the CDC often plays a leading role in public education on the dangers of contracting the virus and the importance of MMR vaccinations.

At the height of an epidemic in New York in 2019, during the first term of President Trump, the agency published a press release Undering health care providers to reassure patients concerning vaccine safety and group criticism spreading misleading information on this subject.

In a declaration that accompanies him, Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health at the time, wrote that measles was a “very contagious and potentially fatal disease”.

“With a safe and effective vaccine that protects against measles, the suffering we see is avoidable,” he added.

His message was part of an intense campaign to suppress the biggest epidemics since 2000, when measles had been declared eliminated from the United States. Vigorous campaigns have led to more than 60,000 MMR vaccinations in affected communities.

Health officials contacted religious leaders, local doctors and defense groups. In certain parts of New York, officials have declared an emergency, compulsory vaccinations and prohibited to non -vaccinated children from public places.

The signals this time were much more deaf.

At a time when the CDC published its first public declaration on the epidemic, measles had spread to nine counties in Texas, and nine additional cases had broken out by bordering the new mexic.

The declaration mentioned vaccination once, saying that it “remains the best defense against measles infection”.

Asked about the cases in Texas on Wednesday, Mr. Kennedy said that the epidemic was “not unusual” and falsely said that many hospitalized people were “mainly for the forties”.

He did not mention the vaccines. In his article on social networks, Mr. Kennedy stressed that his department “would continue to finance the Texas vaccination program”. But he did not explicitly called the Americans to get the blows.

Instead, the vaccination campaign was largely left to the national and local authorities. In Texas, there have been frequent press conferences, vigorously promoting vaccine clinics and dislying disinformation.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a republican of Louisiana who is a doctor, and who vote crucial To confirm Mr. Kennedy in his post, urged residents of his state, who borders Texas, to make sure they were up to date on their measles vaccinations.

But a virus as contagious as measles does not respect state borders, and the CDC should provide larger national and leadership councils, said Dr Osterholm.

“”Any location could be the next hot spot tomorrow“” He said.

On Friday, the capital of Texas, Austin, reported a case of measles in an unvaccinated infant who had been exposed during international trips.