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A measles resurgence amid his vaccine skepticism

Yes, really. Here are the receipts.

What actually happened

In 2025–26, the U.S. saw a major measles resurgence as Trump promoted vaccine skepticism, falsely claiming infants get "80 shots" and backing unproven autism links. Officials report cases at 30-year highs, driven largely by falling vaccination rates.

The receipts

Measles reaches highest level in 33 years, now in 39 states
Stateline

Cases blew past the 2019 record to the highest level since 1992, with three deaths, as pediatricians sued the health secretary over barriers to vaccination. The states reporting their first cases in over a decade...

Measles surge: New cases raise doubts on Trump vaccine policy
Axios

Even Trump's own first-term surgeon general says the administration helped fuel the hesitancy — and is now in charge of a failing response. What the surgeon general nominee would and wouldn't say about the shots...

Schumer demands RFK Jr. declare measles emergency, saying he 'walked' US into outbreak
USA Today

The demand letter accuses the health secretary of undermining vaccines, gutting funding, and dismantling protections on the way to a 33-year record. The May directive that pediatricians are suing over...

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