{"id":2411593,"date":"2025-03-09T08:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T12:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-1-measles-graph-obliterates-the-rfk-hating-medias-fear-mongering\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T08:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T12:10:57","slug":"this-1-measles-graph-obliterates-the-rfk-hating-medias-fear-mongering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-1-measles-graph-obliterates-the-rfk-hating-medias-fear-mongering\/","title":{"rendered":"This 1 Measles Graph Obliterates the RFK-Hating Media\u2019s Fear-Mongering"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-1-measles-graph-obliterates-the-rfk-hating-medias-fear-mongering%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 article discusses a recent measles\u2062 outbreak in \u200dTexas, sparked by the confirmation of 146 \u200dcases and one death, the first reported in\u200d a decade.\u200b This situation has drawn media attention, especially \u2063regarding president\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s appointment of vaccine skeptic Robert \u2062F. Kennedy Jr.\u200c as head\u2063 of the Department of Health and \u2062Human Services. Although \u200dKennedy emphasized \u200bthe importance of vaccinations in\u2063 combating the outbreak, discussions around the outbreak have often been framed as a consequence of anti-vaccine\u2063 sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Bass, \u2062an academic with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">important social media presence<\/a>, counters this narrative, arguing that while the number \u200bof measles cases \u200chas risen, it does not signify \u2064a dire emergency. He highlights past \u2063data\u200d showing that periods of higher anti-vaccine sentiment \u2062do not correlate with an\u2063 increase in \u200dmeasles cases or fatalities. He clarifies that\u200d vaccination coverage \u2063among Texas\u200d kindergartners is lower than the national average,which plays a role in the outbreak.Bass suggests that factors such as international travel and the immigration\u200c situation might contribute more significantly to the outbreak than anti-vaccine movements.<\/p>\n<p>The article critiques\u2063 the media&#8217;s portrayal of the outbreak as a cause for panic, urging \u2062a more nuanced understanding of the factors influencing measles cases in the U.S. It underscores that the current situation should not solely be viewed through the lens \u200dof \u2063vaccine skepticism but also through broader societal and health dynamics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve turned on the late local news or your favorite liberal-leaning cable outlet these last few weeks, you&rsquo;ve heard the story: There&rsquo;s a measles outbreak that started in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>You&rsquo;ve also probably heard the subtext: President Donald Trump chose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-takes-another-shot-at-fauci-live-on-espn-after-host-says-quarterback-defied-science\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers slams Fauci again on ESPN for defying science.\">noted vaccine skeptic<\/a>, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to run the Department of Health and Human Services. The two are supposed to be connected.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cdc-admits-openly-defying-rfk-jr-trump-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RFK Jr.<\/a> has called for children to be vaccinated against measles after the outbreak began, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2025\/03\/03\/measles-outbreak-call-to-action-for-all-of-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media release<\/a> that &ldquo;[v]accines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Never mind, too, that out of 146 confirmed cases since late January, there&rsquo;s been only one confirmed death &mdash; tragic, yes, but the first death in 10 years in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Kevin Bass &mdash; an academic with a strong following on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kyle-rittenhouse-finally-released-on-2-million-cash-bond\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse FINALLY Released on  Million Cash Bond\">social media &#038;mdash<\/a>; destroyed the narrative of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sickening-biden-admin-flying-afghan-refugees-infected-measles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">measles outbreak<\/a> being an emergency of significant proportions that Americans have to start going all Chicken Little about.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>First, the facts, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/first-us-measles-death-in-10-years-expert-explains-how-to-protect-yourself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Alert<\/a>: &ldquo;On Feb. 26, 2025, Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak &ndash; the first measles death in the United States since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The outbreak was first identified in early February in Gaines County, Texas, where just 82% of kindergartners are vaccinated against measles, compared with 93% on average across the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The article went on to note that &ldquo;there have been occasional minor flare-ups&rdquo; since the first commercially available measles vaccine came on the market in 1963, &ldquo;usually brought in by international travelers, but by and large, measles outbreaks have been rare.&rdquo; Pay attention to that fact.<\/p>\n<p>The article went on to say that &ldquo;the vast majority of people falling ill are unvaccinated.&rdquo; This is technically untrue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2025\/03\/03\/measles-outbreak-call-to-action-for-all-of-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to HHS<\/a>: &ldquo;The DSHS reports that 79 of the confirmed cases involved individuals who had not received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, <strong>while 62 cases had unknown vaccine status<\/strong>. At least five had received an MMR vaccine.&rdquo; [Emphasis ours.]\n<p>There could be a number of reasons why someone had unknown vaccine status, which we&rsquo;ll go over in a second. That fact is not, however, unconnected to the first fact I drew your attention to. Do keep both in mind.<\/p>\n<p>So clearly, you come away from this thinking that this is all the work of treacherous anti-vaxxers &mdash; and, by extension, RFK Jr. Now, granted, RFK Jr. was a bit of an anti-vaccine crank &mdash; but he wasn&rsquo;t nominated for that fact, or the fact that he was a blind squirrel finding a nut with the efficacy of the COVID vaccine mandates, but because he had the temerity to challenge the Biden administration and has a wider health agenda that involves pushing back on big pharma.<\/p>\n<p>Before this, &ldquo;anti-vaxxers&rdquo; were mostly yoga teachers and people who bought former Playboy model\/MTV host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-county-bans-unvaccinated-minors-in-public-as-measles-spreads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny McCarthy&rsquo;s<\/a> spiel about vaccines causing autism, generally not a conservative bunch. Back then, the Suburu owners of America were OK with these folks. But, as Bass pointed out, while we got to the point in the 2000s when there were about 80 cases of measles reported every year in the United States, we&rsquo;re now up to about 240 &mdash; and have been there for a while.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, though, looking at a 10-year rolling average of measles cases shows you that there&rsquo;s no &ldquo;comeback&rdquo; happening, despite the outbreak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s true that there have always been sporadic outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>And after the &ldquo;golden period&rdquo; of about 5 years in the 2000s when there were only about 80 cases per year, we&rsquo;re up to about 240 cases per year now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kyGdnIoDMT\">pic.twitter.com\/kyGdnIoDMT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Bass PhD MS (@kevinnbass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevinnbass\/status\/1895349082513936631?\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And there&rsquo;s more reason not to panic, as he pointed out:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There were actually the same number of deaths in 2016-2025 as in the previous ten-year period 2006-2015: one.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that&rsquo;s right, during 2006-2015, there was one death. During 2016-2025, there is also one death.<\/p>\n<p>Both ten year periods were record lows in number of measles deaths.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Bass PhD MS (@kevinnbass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevinnbass\/status\/1895350375399776472?\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And here are the cases and deaths<\/p>\n<p>I will do a separate thread on this tomorrow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SXkVK8zOWe\">pic.twitter.com\/SXkVK8zOWe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Bass PhD MS (@kevinnbass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevinnbass\/status\/1895358754440520118?\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other words, there&rsquo;s no correlation between peak anti-vaxxerism and new peaks in measles cases or worse outcomes. So what could be driving this?<\/p>\n<p>Note Science Alert telling us that &ldquo;international travel&rdquo; is correlated with measles outbreaks. Note, too, that 62 of the cases in the current outbreak &ldquo;had unknown vaccine status.&rdquo; Why might that be? In a border state? In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-homan-puts-democrats-notice-warns-not-cross-line-trump-team-plans-deal-border-crisis\/\">wake of a border crisis<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Hmm. What are the odds? And remember, it was fine for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/covid-cases-surging-detention-centers-illegal-immigrants-flood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants to be unvaccinated<\/a> during the Biden administration &mdash; but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/latest-data-reveals-americans-overwhelming-disapproval-vaccine-mandates-loom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>you<\/em> had to get the COVID shot<\/a>, at least until the courts intervened.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this isn&rsquo;t to say that they acquired measles south of the border and it was dormant until now, although we don&rsquo;t know how many new arrivals there are in the epicenter of the outbreak and we don&rsquo;t know why the vaccination status is unknown &mdash; but it&rsquo;s entirely possible this was driven by illegal immigration and not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/novak-djokovic-detained-again-in-australia-declared-public-threat\/\" title=\"Novak Djokovic Detained AGAIN in Australia, Declared Public Threat\">anti-vaccination sentiment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The point is, there are plenty of ways to look at the data, not just through the lens of fear and loathing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/god-working-days-trump-took-office-rfk-jrs-running-mate-came-know-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RFK Jr.<\/a> It&rsquo;s helpful to push that storyline, though. 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Additionally, there&#8217;s an underlying narrative suggesting a connection between this outbreak and President Donald Trump&#8217;s appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a well-known vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Despite RFK Jr.&#8217;s call for children to be vaccinated against measles following the outbreak\u2014emphasizing that vaccines protect both individuals and community immunity\u2014many still link him to the rise in cases. <\/p>\n<p>Since late January, there have been 146 confirmed cases with only one tragic death\u2014the first in ten years\u2014which some argue is not indicative of a major crisis. Kevin Bass, an academic with significant social media influence, has challenged the notion that this outbreak represents a serious emergency requiring alarm.<\/p>\n<p>According to Science Alert, Texas health officials reported on February 26, 2025, that a child died from measles\u2014the first such death since 2015\u2014and noted that vaccination rates among kindergartners in Gaines County are lower than the national average (82% vs. 93%). The article also pointed out sporadic outbreaks since the introduction of the vaccine in 1963 but emphasized their rarity overall.<\/p>\n<p>While it was stated that most affected individuals were unvaccinated, HHS clarified that many had unknown vaccination statuses; some had received vaccinations. This raises questions about why certain cases lack clear vaccine histories.<\/p>\n<p>The narrative often paints anti-vaxxers as responsible for these outbreaks\u2014particularly RFK Jr.\u2014but his nomination was more about his opposition to big pharma than his past views on vaccines. Historically associated with non-conservative groups like yoga enthusiasts and celebrities promoting anti-vaccine rhetoric (e.g., Jenny McCarthy), anti-vaxxers have shifted into broader political discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Bass highlighted trends showing no significant increase in deaths from measles over recent decades: just one death occurred during both 2006-2015 and 2016-2025 periods\u2014a record low for each decade.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while there are rising case numbers compared to previous years (from around 80 annually in early 2000s to approximately 240 now), data suggests no direct correlation between increased anti-vaccine sentiment and higher incidence or severity of measles outbreaks. Factors such as international travel may play more significant roles than previously considered\u2014especially given current immigration dynamics at border states\u2014which complicates simplistic narratives blaming specific individuals or groups for public health issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RFK-Jr.-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51814,20530,36497,23694],"class_list":["post-2411593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fear-mongering","tag-measles","tag-media-critique","tag-rfk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RFK-Jr.-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411598,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411593\/revisions\/2411598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}