This flu season has seen the highest number of pediatric deaths since the swine flu pandemic, with alarming statistics emerging from the CDC. Experts warn of a potential undercount and emphasize the need for increased vaccination rates among children.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, minimizes concerns over a measles outbreak in Texas, where the first U.S. measles death in a decade occurred. CDC reports 124 cases as vaccination rates drop.
A child in rural West Texas becomes the first U.S. fatality in the recent measles outbreak, raising concerns about vaccination rates and public health response to preventable diseases.