United States: Seven deaths and more than 5,000 confirmed cases of measles The United States is experiencing its worst outbreak of measles in 35 years, recording seven deaths and crossing the threshold of 5,000 confirmed cases since the beginning of the year. The health crisis was illustrated by the death of a 7-month-old baby in New York state, the first in more than three decades in this territory. While the disease was declared eradicated from the country in 2000, the drop in vaccination coverage (from 95.2% to 92.4% in kindergarten) fueled the epidemic. The management of this health crisis is causing heated controversy over the decisions of Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and the executive order signed by Donald Trump to reduce childhood vaccination recommendations. source.

United States: Seven deaths and more than 5,000 confirmed cases of measles The United States is experiencing its worst outbreak of measles in 35 years, recording seven deaths and crossing the threshold of 5,000 confirmed cases since the beginning of the year. The health crisis was illustrated by the death of a 7-month-old baby in New York state, the first in more than three decades in this territory. While the disease was declared eradicated from the country in 2000, the drop in vaccination coverage (from 95.2% to 92.4% in kindergarten) fueled the epidemic. The management of this health crisis is causing heated controversy over the decisions of Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and the executive order signed by Donald Trump to reduce childhood vaccination recommendations. source.