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- Senator Bill Cassidy blames President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for policies eroding vaccine confidence.
- The United States measles outbreak reached a 35-year high with 3,387 cases and four deaths in Pennsylvania in 2026.
- Surgeon-general nominee Nicole Saphier said the MMR vaccine is the greatest tool against measles.
- Cassidy warned that an executive order separating MMR doses would increase hesitancy and endanger children.