Acting CDC director Bhattacharya urges measles vaccines

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

03/02/26 3:59 PM ET


Jay Bhattacharya, the recently appointed acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Monday urged families to consider vaccinating against measles as outbreaks across the country continue.

In a video statement posted on the social media platform X, Bhattacharya discussed the steps that the CDC is taking the address the measles situation in the U.S., including “surging” resources and coordinating with states to spread education and outreach.

According to the CDC, 1,136 measles cases have been confirmed this year and 10 new outbreaks. Last year marked the worst year in terms of measles for the U.S. in decades, with nearly 2,300 cases confirmed across 50 outbreaks.

“There is no cure for measles, which is why prevention is so critical. The MMR vaccine remains the most reliable and effective way to prevent it. Two doses are 97% effective at providing lifelong protection against measles and its complications. Vaccination protects not only individuals but entire communities,” said Bhattacharya.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5763366-cdc-urges-measles-vaccination/

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. People should "consider" getting

the vaccine. Well, that is the language that will solve the problem.

[Old Crank]

2. Barn and horse

Seems to apply.

[Botany]

5. Yup! A little late to get that barn door.

[Grokenstein]

3. Willful antivax stupidity is all fun and games until the outbreaks happen.

Then the antivaxxers start worrying about consequences.

Well, some of them, anyway.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Agree only "some"

The others are willing to die for their beliefs in "microchip injections".

[mwmisses4289]

6. Wait...isn't this one of the idgits claiming the vaccines do all kinds of weird things to humans?

That measles is actually harmless? That any reports of unvaccinated kids dying of measles is greatly exaggerated at best, a hoax at worst?

Sigh. Beginning to think one is safer going to a witch doctor and taking their advice, than trusting anything the current cdc is putting out.

[mdbl]

7. Antivaxxers like playing russian roulette with diseases

[durablend]

8. Guess he's getting fired soon

[wolfie001]

9. As the virus spreads, this current bootlicker will fall on his sword for the fat orange imbecile

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. At every Doctor appointment, I am asked about Measles exposure...

I had measles when I was a kid. By the early 1960's I had had measles(twice), mumps, chicken pox. I survived.

I was given the Smallpox and Polio vaccines and survived those. When my children were babies, I had them vaccinated as well.