MessengerFlats @MessengerFlats@qoto.org

A child has died in Texas from #measles, which is a vaccine preventable disease. Yet neither the HHS Secretary, nor his department, nor the #CDC has publicly urged parents of unvaccinated children to get their kids vaccinated.
The silence is stunning. https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/27/trump-administration-measles-outbreak-reponse-breaks-with-past/

An unvaccinated child has died from #measles in the West Texas outbreak. So tragic.
Measles is a dangerous disease. Deaths are rar-ish, but they do happen. The measles vaccine is highly effective and safe.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/26/texas-measles-outbreak-death/

#ACIP, the expert panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy, will not meet next week.
#HHS, which never gave final approval for the meeting, per sources, suggests it will be rescheduled, but gives no date. https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/acip-cdc-vaccine-meeting-postponed/