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2025-02-27 14:59:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 656F3E547E3D4A84960540A04E1C3FE70D17B407C2A322729B5190085DA66647
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Original Note:
The last death from measles in the US before Feb 2025 was 2015. Not 2003. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/first-us-measles-death-reported-west-texas-outbreak-affects-more-than-130-people-2025-02-26/#:~:text=The%20last%20U.S.%20measles%20death,were%20hospitalized%20with%20the%20disease. The last large outbreak of measles was in NY in 2019. In 2025, it’s Texas and New Mexico. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309800/texas-measles-child-death-vaccination The 2025 outbreak of measles began before Trump took office Jan 20th and RFK Jr was appointed Feb 13 https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-feb-25-2025
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