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Measles update: Maybe I should call this the “RFK Rampage update”

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Welp. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday eight new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisory committee, some of whom have been critics of shots — especially during the … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, coronavirus, Dallas County, Dawson County, Denton County, Donald Trump, El Paso, Gaines County, Houston, Lamar County, Lubbock, measles, New Mexico, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Tarrant County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Lege, US Department of Health and Human Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Measles update: There’s nowhere to go but down

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

What a depressing headline. Amid a widespread decline in childhood measles vaccination rates since before the COVID-19 pandemic across the United States, a study published Monday found that coverage can vary substantially within a state. Looking at county-level data in 33 states, researchers at … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, coronavirus, Dawson County, Denton County, Donald Trump, El Paso, flu, Gaines County, Houston, Lamar County, Lubbock, measles, New Mexico, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Tarrant County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Lege, US Department of Health and Human Services, vaccinations, Xavier Becerra, Yoakum County | Leave a comment

Measles update: Never forget who RFK Jr is

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

He’s a liar. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report harnesses “gold-standard” science, citing more than 500 studies and other sources to back up its claims. Those citations, though, are rife with errors, from broken links to misstated … Continue reading →

Measles update: El Paso the exception

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Weird. As soon as measles started spreading in West Texas, El Paso health officials began preparing schools and day care facilities for the day the virus would inevitably arrive. But now that it’s here, it’s not kids who are making … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Atascosa County, Brewster County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, coronavirus, Dawson County, Donald Trump, El Paso, Gaines County, Hays County, Houston, Lamar County, Lubbock, measles, New Mexico, RFK Jr, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Lege, vaccinations, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: Maybe we really are slowing to an end

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Can’t get much slower than that. Texas health officials reported only one new case of measles on Friday, the smallest increase since the outbreak began four months ago. The latest update from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Bailey County, Ben Edwards, Borden County, Brazoria County, Brown County, Carson County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Eastland County, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hardeman County, Hockley County, Houston, Kaufman County, Lacey Hull, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Midland County, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Lege, Upshur County, vaccinations, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: The wastewater still has something to tell us

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Very cool. An outbreak detection program found the presence of the measles virus in samples of Houston wastewater in early January 2025, before cases were reported, new findings show. The findings were possible because almost three years earlier, a team … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Bailey County, Ben Edwards, Borden County, Brazoria County, Brown County, Carson County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Eastland County, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hardeman County, HISD, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Kaufman County, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Michigan, Midland County, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, RSV, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, Upshur County, vaccinations, wastewater, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: It would help if the people with measles stopped traveling while sick

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know what else to say. An El Paso resident’s two-day visit to Austin has prompted a warning from city public health officials, after the person was confirmed to have measles. The person was in Austin from April 25 … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Bailey County, Ben Edwards, Borden County, Brazoria County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Eastland County, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hardeman County, HISD, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Michigan, Midland County, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, RSV, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, Upshur County, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Measles update: Who needs research?

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I’m very sorry to say that we once again have to talk about RFK Jr and his continued quest to make us all sick and stupid. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is “ Make America Healthy Again,” … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Bailey County, Ben Edwards, Borden County, Brazoria County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Eastland County, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hardeman County, HISD, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Michigan, Midland County, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, Upshur County, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 3 Comments

Whooping cough is way up in Texas this year

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This is what happens when vaccine rates decline. Amid the worst measles outbreak Texas has seen in over 30 years, pertussis cases are spiking as well. Also known as whooping cough, pertussis is surging across Texas and the nation. Already … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, coronavirus, diptheria, Donald Trump, Louisiana, measles, polio, RFK Jr, tetanus, Texas, US Department of Health and Human Services, vaccinations, whooping cough | Comments Off

Measles update: We can’t escape the main character

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

No matter how much we might want to. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a visit to Texas on Tuesday that measles deserves less attention than other chronic diseases, while downplaying the number of deaths that have … Continue reading →

Measles update: The liars keep gaining

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

It’s hard out there for the facts. While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no signs of letting up, beliefs about the safety of … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Bailey County, Ben Edwards, Borden County, Brazoria County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, HISD, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Michigan, Midland County, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Measles update: Now in Collin County

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Sure hope this is an isolated case. A middle school student in Collin County has tested positive for measles, health officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported case in a child in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this year amid an outbreak … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Bailey County, Ben Edwards, Borden County, Brazoria County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, HISD, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Michigan, Midland County, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 3 Comments

It’s the Hotze Show again

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, my God. For over a decade, Americans with private health insurance have enjoyed free access to dozens of types of preventive health care: cholesterol medication, prenatal care, and many types of cancer screenings, as well as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the “miracle … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump, gay rights, health insurance, HIV, Houston, lawsuit, RFK Jr, SCOTUS, Steven Hotze, Texas, US Department of Health and Human Services | 3 Comments

Measles update: Hello, Montana

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Put another state on the board, Johnny. Montana is the ninth U.S. state to have an active measles outbreak. The U.S. was up to 800 cases of measles nationwide on Friday. Texas is driving the high numbers, with an outbreak centered in West Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Bailey County, Ben Edwards, Borden County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, HISD, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Michigan, Midland County, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: RFK Jr sucks

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll get to that in a minute. But first, here’s something else to worry about. As Texas battles against its largest measles outbreak in decades, immunization data obtained by Houston Landing shows that more than 1,000 kindergarten and seventh grade … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Borden County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Collin County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, HISD, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Michigan, Midland County, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: More on how we’ve done this to ourselves

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From the Associated Press: The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Arizona, Austin, Borden County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Fort Bend County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Midland County, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | Comments Off

It’s not just measles

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome back, whooping cough. We didn’t miss you, but here you are again. In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, coronavirus, diptheria, Donald Trump, Louisiana, measles, polio, RFK Jr, tetanus, Texas, US Department of Health and Human Services, Utah, vaccinations, Washington, whooping cough | Comments Off

Measles update: Time for another moment of perspective

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the Friday numbers. The measles outbreak centered in the South Plains region of Texas grew to 541 cases across the state on Friday, according to health officials. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that 56 have … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Borden County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Fort Bend County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Randall County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: Another needless death

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We have to start with some bad news. An 8-year-old girl with measles died Thursday morning, the second known measles-related death in an ongoing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 Texans since January. Her funeral was Sunday at a church … Continue reading →

Measles update: We’re already making this harder on ourselves

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your weekend update. The measles outbreak centered in the South Plains region soared past a combined 500 cases in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma on Friday, according to health officials. Texas has seen 481 measles cases amid the outbreak … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, DOGE, Donald Trump, Ector County, Erath County, Fort Bend County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | 2 Comments

Measles update: Moving around the state

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

And we have some new counties to add to the board, too. The measles outbreak that began in the South Plains region of Texas rose to 422 cases and spread to two new counties on Tuesday, according to health officials. … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Dallam County, Dawson County, Ector County, Erath County, Fort Bend County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: Hello, Ohio

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Put another state on the board, Johnny. A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Roger Marshall, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Measles update: Hello, Kansas

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Put a new state on the board, Johnny. State health officials report the number of measles cases is growing in Kansas this year as cases climb nationwide. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported on March 20 on … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Roger Marshall, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 8 Comments

The brain worm guy submits his petitions

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

He’ll probably be on the ballot. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer, said Monday he submitted more than double the necessary petition signatures to appear on the November presidential ballot in Texas. Kennedy, the son of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, The making of the President | Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2024, Joe Biden, petitions, President, RFK Jr, Texas | 4 Comments

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