RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds
A recent study highlights the serious impact of a measles outbreak in Texas, contradicting claims that the disease is merely a harmless rash. The analysis reveals that around 20 percent of those infected, primarily young children, required hospitalization. This outbreak serves as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by declining vaccination rates.
- ▪The measles outbreak in Texas resulted in 762 cases, with 325 analyzed in the first three months.
- ▪Approximately 18.5 percent of those analyzed were hospitalized, all of whom were unvaccinated.
- ▪The study emphasizes that measles can lead to life-threatening complications and significant strain on healthcare systems.
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RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds Jason Weisberger 3:10 pm Fri May 29, 2026 vaccine lollipop The anti-vaccine crowd spent years trying to rebrand measles as a harmless childhood inconvenience. Texas just supplied the hospital records. In a study published yesterday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, state and federal researchers provided a detailed postmortem of last year's massive multi-state measles outbreak that mushroomed out of West Texas. The data reveals a disease that's far from just a rash, with about 20 percent of people—mostly younger children—being hospitalized.
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