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#measles

A highly contagious and potentially deadly disease preventable through vaccination. Incidents document measles outbreaks resulting from the dismantlement of public health infrastructure and anti-vaccine policies.

2 incidents

Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power

Kennedy Suggests Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Were 'Fabricated' as CDC Keeps Them Off the National Count During Record Outbreak

During the worst U.S. measles year in decades, the federal health secretary publicly questioned whether a state's reported measles deaths were real, and the CDC excluded them from its national count and changed how it counts measles deaths -- a gap a Johns Hopkins expert said 'looks like either incompetence or concealment.'

Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

HHS Dismantlement Under RFK Jr. During the Worst Measles Outbreak in 30 Years

RFK Jr.'s dismantlement of federal health agencies during an active measles crisis — including firing vaccine advisors, cutting thousands of positions, and clawing back billions — coincided with the worst measles outbreak in 30+ years, which began in January 2025 before his confirmation, and degraded the federal response while America's measles-elimination status is threatened.