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Measles Surge Sparks Concern Over Vaccine Hesitancy

3/19/2025

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Katelyn Jetelina addressed rising measles outbreaks linked to falling vaccination rates.
She emphasized the unprecedented nature of the current public health crisis.
New public health leadership is reversing progress by cutting medical research and vaccine initiatives.
This trend favors folk medicine over scientific evidence, pushing a "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.
The author deems this approach as fundamentally misguided.

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Story summary

Katelyn Jetelina addressed rising measles outbreaks linked to falling vaccination rates.
She emphasized the unprecedented nature of the current public health crisis.
New public health leadership is reversing progress by cutting medical research and vaccine initiatives.
This trend favors folk medicine over scientific evidence, pushing a "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.
The author deems this approach as fundamentally misguided.