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One Thing: Measles was Considered Eliminated. But It’s Spreading in Texas.

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

As a measles outbreak continues to grow in West Texas, questions are mounting over the quality of federal response, as Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplays the outbreak’s severity. We ask a Houston doctor if he’s expecting a major livestock show to bring more measles cases to his city. Meanwhile, experts fear disrupted meetings about vaccines could threaten timelines and transparency from health officials around other key shots. Guests: Meg Tirrell, CNN Medical Correspondent & Dr. Wesley Long, Director of Microbiology at Houston Methodist Hospital Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.4

What was your reaction when you saw that President Trump had named him, you know,

1:05.1

to this incoming position in the administration?

1:06.9

I was thrilled. I cried. Many other people cried. We were so excited. Last year, we talked about the moms behind the movement known as Maha, make America healthy again.

1:19.3

If Kennedy is able to do what he is set out to do, we're all going to be happier. Because when we get the toxins out of our food, out of our environment, out of

1:28.8

vaccines, your body works the way it's supposed to.

1:32.2

Moms like Zen Honeycutt told my colleague Mina Dewerson that they were big fans of Robert F. Kennedy

1:38.4

Jr. and the changes he promised to bring to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

1:44.2

And while many health experts agreed that, yes, food could be healthier and less processed,

1:49.5

many also warned that Kennedy's past views on vaccines made him a dangerous nominee.

1:58.1

For example, he told the Health Freedom for Humanity podcast in 2021 that he was done being

2:04.2

quiet about opposing vaccines for children.

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