A second Child with Measles He died Texas Amidst the growing outbreak of nearly 500 people in that state alone.
The US Department of Health and Humanitarian Services confirmed the death NBC Late Saturday, although the agency insisted exactly the cause of the child’s death under investigation. On Sunday, a spokesman for the UMC health system in Lubok, Texas, said that the child was taken to the hospital before he died and was “receiving treatment for measles complications” – which can be easily prevented through vaccination.
The family of the child concerned chose not to fortify the minor against the disease.
At the same time, the New York Times Described The child as an eight -year -old girl died due to “pulmonary measles failure” on Thursday. The outlet I got.
This was the second time that a child died with measles since February 26. The first was a six-year-old girl-she was also taken to the hospital in Lubuk-her parents were not immunized.
NBC and Intuition I mentioned that Trump AdministrativeMinister of Health, Robert P. Kennedy JuniorHe was expected to attend the funeral of the second child, while scheduling on Sunday.
Kennedy has not been cultivated for years without basis around the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine. In March, the alert raised among those who are interested in the outbreak of measles in the United States when it is Supported vitamins To treat the disease and stop supporting the protection vaccines, which it provided to the minimum only “personal choice” instead of the safety measure for a long time.
A third person died after contracting with the measles. Declare In early March, although the virus was not confirmed as the cause of death.
Dr. Peter MarxAnd, who recently resigned from the Food and Drug Administration vaccine while this decision was attributed to “wrong information and lies” to Kennedy, blamed the US Secretary of Health and his employees for the death of the child who was buried on Sunday.
“This is an example of an unnecessary absolute death,” Signs He said on Sunday during an interview with Associated Press. “These children should be vaccinated – so people prevent death from measles.”
Marx also told AP that he warned American Senators that the country would bear more measles deaths if it was Trump administration He did not respond strongly to the outbreak of the disease. The Senate Health Committee contacted Kennedy to testify to the group on Thursday.
One of the members of that committee is the Republican and the doctor in Louisiana Bill Cassidy, who repeatedly talks about the importance of obtaining vaccines against diseases but joined his fellow Senate in voting to confirm Kennedy as US Secretary of Health.
Cassidy published a statement on Sunday saying: “Everyone must be vaccinated.”
“There is no benefit to obtain measles,” added a Casidi statement. “Senior health officials should say unambiguously [before] Another child dies. “
The measles, caused by a very infection virus, is an atmosphere that spreads easily when a person breathes, sneezing or coughing, announced from the United States in 2000. Texas And New Mexico stands between five states with an active outbreak – which is defined as three or more cases.
Other countries are Kansas, Ouheyu and Akllahoma. Group, as of Friday, the United States has exceeded 600 measles so far this year – more than twice the number it recorded in 2024. health Officials and experts said that they expect measles to continue for at least several months – if not for about a year.
Texas alone was 481 cases in 19 provinces from Friday, most of them in the western region of the state. 59 cases were recorded not reported before Tuesday and Friday. There were also 14 new hospitals, bringing the total 56 throughout the disease outbreak.
There are more than 65 % of measles in Texas in Gen’s province, with a population of less than 23,000, and the place where the virus began to spread in a tightly coherent Minunite community.
Gaines has recorded 315 cases – in a little more than 1 % of the province’s population – since late January.
The Associated Press contributed to reporting
