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CDC Withholds Measles Risk Assessment Amid Budget Cuts

3/31/2025

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The CDC has opted against releasing a crucial risk assessment on measles transmission in regions with low vaccination rates, echoing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on personal choice. Experts warn that budget cuts to health departments could severely impact efforts to combat the measles outbreak currently affecting Texas.

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The CDC has opted against releasing a crucial risk assessment on measles transmission in regions with low vaccination rates, echoing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on personal choice. Experts warn that budget cuts to health departments could severely impact efforts to combat the measles outbreak currently affecting Texas.