Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference about Utah's new fluoride ban, food additives and SNAP funds legislation, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City.

Cases of measles in the US surpassed 1,000 for just the second time in 30 years this week. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr still isn’t taking it seriously.

The deadly and fast-spreading outbreak that first started in western Texas in January has spread to at least 31 states, with 1,001 cases in total reported, according to Friday data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Texas currently has the most cases at 709. Three unvaccinated people have died, including two school-aged children from Texas. Data from the CDC shows that 96% of cases in the US came from people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. More than 120 people have been hospitalised.

As the onslaught continues, Kennedy ― an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist who now heads the nation’s top health agency ― has routinely........

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