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Measles Outbreak Sparks Resignation Amid Tensions at HHS

3/3/2025

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Thomas Corry, the former assistant secretary of public affairs at HHS, has stepped down amid escalating tensions with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the Texas measles outbreak. Corry slammed Kennedy's lackluster response, which clashed with his subsequent call for vaccinations. Tragically, the outbreak has led to 146 infections and claimed the life of one child, marking the first U.S. measles death since 2015.

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Thomas Corry, the former assistant secretary of public affairs at HHS, has stepped down amid escalating tensions with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the Texas measles outbreak. Corry slammed Kennedy's lackluster response, which clashed with his subsequent call for vaccinations. Tragically, the outbreak has led to 146 infections and claimed the life of one child, marking the first U.S. measles death since 2015.