Newborn babies have been exposed to measles at a Texas hospital and are receiving antibodies to protect them, NBC reports. The virus was brought into the University Medical Center Children's Hospital by a mother in labor — doctors didn't realize until after her admission that she was infected, and it's unclear when she tested positive. The immunoglobulin injections have been given to babies as young as three days old. A 2021 study found this therapy is highly effective in protecting exposed newborns who are too young to be vaccinated. Emergency masking procedures have also been implemented.
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Vaccines for children: Your questions answered | UNICEF Parenting
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Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department (Guardian, 2025-03-01)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/01/kennedy-jr-measles-outbreak-health-department
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"Two days after initially downplaying the outbreak as 'not unusual,' the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Friday said he recognizes the serious impact of the ongoing measles epidemic in Texas – in which a child died recently – and said the government is providing resources, including protective vaccines.
“'Ending the measles outbreak is a top priority for me and my extraordinary team,' Kennedy – an avowed anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist who for years has sown doubts about the safety and efficacy of vaccines – said in a post on X."
The Guardian · Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department