US Measles Cases Hit 2,000, Health Secretary Promotes Magic Healing Powers
KEY POINTS
- •By December 23, 2025, the CDC reported 2,012 measles cases across 44 U.S. jurisdictions, a huge spike from 285 cases in 2024.
- •Texas accounted for the highest case count at 803, followed by Arizona with 187 and North Carolina with 156 cases.
- •Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been promoting unproven alternative treatments, downplaying the serious risks of measles.
In a blockbuster no one wanted, the U.S. clocked 2,012 measles cases in 2025, blowing past 30 years of low-key living—way up from 285 cases in 2024. Texas leads the 'Who Can Get Sick Fastest' competition with 803 cases, followed by Arizona’s 187 and North Carolina’s 156. Meanwhile, 87% of cases are from 50 epic outbreaks, fueled by an amazing 93% of victims who skipped or ghosted vaccine records. But wait—Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been busy downplaying measles risks and pitching ‘alternative treatments,’ because who needs science when you’ve got wild claims and optimism? Elimination status goodbye by January 2026.
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Measles made such a comeback in 2025, even Texas had to RSVP ‘Yes’ to the outbreak. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acts like vaccines are just a suggestion on a road trip to Crazytown.
The U.S. measles outbreak got so big, it’s basically a bad sequel nobody wanted, starring unvaccinated extras and a Health Secretary playing mad scientist.
2025: When measles broke records faster than summer blockbusters, but Bobby Kennedy preferred starring in 'Alternative Cures: The Fantasy Edition.'
Source: Axios | Published: 12/30/2025 | Author: Julianna Bragg
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