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Measles Crisis: Texas Doctor Fights Vaccine Misinformation

6/6/2025

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In Seminole, Texas, Dr. Ben Edwards set up a makeshift clinic to care for children affected by a measles outbreak, a crisis fueled by low vaccination rates in the Mennonite community. Distrust in vaccines pushed families toward alternative remedies, while public health officials battled against the tide of misinformation propagated by the anti-vaccine movement, including figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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In Seminole, Texas, Dr. Ben Edwards set up a makeshift clinic to care for children affected by a measles outbreak, a crisis fueled by low vaccination rates in the Mennonite community. Distrust in vaccines pushed families toward alternative remedies, while public health officials battled against the tide of misinformation propagated by the anti-vaccine movement, including figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.