U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas stillgrowing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measlesrelated illness.
Kennedy said in a social media post that he was working to control the outbreak and went to Gaines County to comfort the families who have buried two young children. He was seen late Sunday afternoon outside of a Mennonite church where the funeral services were held, but he did not attend a nearby news conference held by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the outbreak.
The second young child died Thursday from what the childs doctor described as measles pulmonary failure, and did not have underlying health conditions, the Texas State Department of State Health Services said Sunday in a news release. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, said that the child was receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized.
Source: WTHR
Published on April 7, 2025
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