2025 Measles Outbreak, In The Most Medically-Advanced Nation On Earth: US Kids Are Falling Ill, At A Three-Decades-High Rate. Damn.

We were yet again reminded, over the weekend past, that both infection rates -- and deaths from measles (a once eradicated virus in humans, in the USA) are again spiking. We are at a three-decades high water mark, for infections. In kids -- in primarily MAGA controlled states. This is. . . deplorable.

This is the direct result of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s lunacy -- and Tangerine 2.0's tolerating the same. They are both responsible, as more and more lil' kids across the nation. . . become sicker and some. . . even die.

Dammit. What is wrong with them? Here is CIDRAP on it all, over the past week:

. . .South Carolina health officials announced nine new measles cases today in an Upstate outbreak, bringing the outbreak total to 153 and the statewide total to 156 for the year.

“Five of the new cases were known household exposures, two resulted from a previously reported school exposure, the source of one is unknown and one is still being investigated,” officials said in a press release. “There are currently 249 people in quarantine and seven in isolation.”

Since October, the outbreak in the Upstate region has been growing, with cases seeded in several elementary schools with large unvaccinated student populations.

Of all the cases, 145 have been in unvaccinated people, three partially vaccinated with one of the recommended two-dose MMR sequence, one vaccinated, and four with unknown vaccine status.

Utah now has 142 measles cases, including 101 in the Southwest Utah health region. Utah County now has 16 cases. The six new cases reported yesterday were in Utah County among children under age 18. State epidemiologists have said this is the highest measles activity seen in more than 30 years.

The United States likely surpassed 2,000 measles cases this week, according to a tracker from Johns Hopkins University. Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to update case counts this week, Johns Hopkins estimates 2,010 cases since January 1, 2025.

Gaines, Texas, had the highest case count, with 414 measles cases reported last spring. Mohave, Arizona, has 186 cases. . . .

What words would reach these low-information parents -- putting their kids at undue risk? I am at a loss. But we will try, anew in the new year 2026. Count on that. [And entirely trivially, I know that I feel more at ease in even years than odd ones -- so I am looking forward to. . . 2026. Smile.]



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RFK Jr.'s Legacy -- And Trump 2.0's: Excess Deaths, From Measles -- Nationwide, Due To Luddite Bleating, On Excellent Vaccines.

We were again reminded, over the weekend past, that both infection rates -- and deaths from measles (a once eradicated virus in humans, in the USA) are again spiking.

This is the direct result of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s lunacy -- and Tangerine's tolerating the same. They are both responsible, as lil' kids across the nation. . . become sick, and some. . . die.

Not surprisingly, but tragic just the same -- the deaths are concentrated in red states. Where the false anti-vax propaganda runs. . . almost wholly unchecked. Especially so, Texas -- and now, lately in Utah. But to be certain, relative to their tiny populations -- the outbreaks in the Dakotas are. . . devastating. Again, attributable to Kristi Noem's feckless anti-scientific policies (as the former MAGA Governor), over the last decade.

Here's the latest, from NBC News:

. . .Measles is among the most contagious diseases in the world, and case counts in the United States are ticking up.

NBC News is tracking confirmed measles cases across the country with data from state health departments.

See the map for more detailed case rates per thousand. . . .

Damnation. Just. . . damn. Out.

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