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Local vaccine drives surge as RFK Jr's federal push dismantles childhood immunizations

Measles deaths rise as Trump administration moves to reduce recommended vaccines; states and health departments mount urgent campaigns.

newest coverage 19h agosummary written 6d ago36 pieces1.0k likes & upvotes43 comments NewswiresMastodonGoogle NewsBlueskyYouTubeX

What to know

  • Measles cases in Pennsylvania climbed to 693 as of mid-September with four deaths this year, prompting urgent local vaccination campaigns.
  • Trump signed an executive order reducing recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 and seeking to split the MMR shot into separate injections, despite no new scientific evidence.
  • With federal guidance undermined by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine stance, responsibility has shifted to state and local health departments, school districts, and medical organizations defending vaccination.
  • Vaccine manufacturers have made clear they see no safety benefit in splitting MMR and have no plans to produce separate formulations.

“Measles is a canary in the coal mine and we have to now worry about other vaccine-preventable diseases, which is why the local effort at the state level is so critical.”

Andrew Racine, President, American Academy of Pediatrics · Guardian US ↗

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Top public health officialDonald TrumpDonald Trump PresidentAndrew Racine President, American Academy of PediatricsPaul OffitPaul Offit Director, Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLora Werner Director, Delaware County Health Department

Local vaccine drives surge as RFK Jr's federal push dismantles childhood immunizations
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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    Federal guidance collapse forces responsibility downward to states and localities

    With federal leadership undermining vaccine science, governors, state legislatures, state health departments, healthcare advocacy groups, and frontline doctors have taken on the responsibility of defending childhood vaccines and reassuring parents against misinformation.

    • governor.pa.gov

      In the midst of the largest and deadliest measles outbreak in America in 35 years, RFK Jr. chose to spend his time today addressing the premier vaccine-denial conference in America.

      governor.pa.govBluesky6d ago331▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 13 posts in this stretch

    • RFK Jr had no problem getting himself & his children vaccinated,but he has the nerve to push misinformation about Vaccines causing people especially the parents of young children to not get them vaccinated which in turn ends up causing them their life especially due to measles.

      @Suzierizzo1X1d ago259▲view on X ↗
    • VerdantSquareRadio@mastodon.social

      NOW PLAYING == Democracy Now! 9/23/26: "Secretary of Measlesland": Dr. Paul Offit Slams RFK Jr.'s Handling of Deadly Measles Outbreak https:// youtu.be/bq33L-tLwLc?si=_Y48vy 1kXJSKsQ6L # news # war # peace # uspol # geopolitics # antiwar # journalism # elections # democracynow # AmyGoodman # JuanGonzález # NermeenShaikh # vsn # radio #…

      VerdantSquareRadio@mastodon.socialMastodon19h ago5▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    Medical groups and local officials push back against federal vaccine cuts

    Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and public health officials including Paul Offit of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia publicly defended vaccine science, noting the MMR vaccine has been used safely for 60 years and that manufacturers see no safety benefit in splitting it into separate shots.

    “Our responsibility is to demonstrate what the science shows and put out a [vaccine] schedule that people can depend upon that is science-based and evidence-based.”
    — Andrew Racine
  3. background

    Trump signs executive order cutting recommended childhood vaccines — Trump signed the "gold standard childhood vaccine recommendations" executive order calling to reduce universally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 and split the MMR shot into three separate injections across additional doctor visits, with no new scientific evidence behind the changes.

  4. background

    Measles cases in Pennsylvania reach 693, four deaths reported — Pennsylvania reported 693 measles cases as of September 14, with four deaths attributed to measles this year, triggering urgent immunization efforts across the state.

  5. background

    Delaware County launches back-to-school vaccination campaign — Delaware County, Pennsylvania partnered school districts with the county health department to vaccinate students before the school year, operating an "exclusion day" vaccination clinic in Yeadon and deploying a 33-foot mobile vaccine RV to community events.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 3 outlets RFK Jr. is more concerned with ‘vaccine injuries’ than measles deaths

    first by Daily Kos, 6d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, MS NOW

    2 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets With US measles deaths on the rise, local officials are stepping in where RFK Jr won't

    first by The Guardian, 6d ago · also Guardian US

and 3 smaller pieces

What people are saying 8 voices from 2 sites · best of 13 · verbatim