Dr. Hotez: ‘200,000 Americans Needlessly Died Because They Refused a Covid Vaccine’ and What’s Happening with Measles in Texas Is Just Unconscionable

BOLDUAN Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ the sad very definition ░░░░░░░░ tip of the iceberg ░░░░░░░░ what we could be ░░░░░░░░ at if they don ░░░░░░░░ get a handle on ░░░░░░░░ And in the midst ░░░░░░░░ this the Health and ░░░░░░░░ Services Secretary RFK Jr ░░░░░░░░ was asked about the ░░░░░░░░ and this death just ░░░░░░░░ He says they re ░░░░░░░░ the outbreak And then ░░░░░░░░ said this Let me ░░░░░░░░ it Clip starts Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ Incidentally there have been ░░░░░░░░ measles outbreaks this year ░░░░░░░░ this country Last year ░░░░░░░░ were 16 So it ░░░░░░░░ not unusual We have ░░░░░░░░ outbreaks every year We ░░░░░░░░ watching it And there ░░░░░░░░ about 20 people hospitalized ░░░░░░░░ for quarantine Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ So we ll get ░░░░░░░░ the quarantine in a ░░░░░░░░ because that is that ░░░░░░░░ inaccurate But when he ░░░░░░░░ this as not unusual ░░░░░░░░ s your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ doctor Hotez Well the ░░░░░░░░ is we eliminated measles ░░░░░░░░ the year 2000 But ░░░░░░░░ the last few years ░░░░░░░░ ve seen this spillover ░░░░░░░░ anti vaccine activism from ░░░░░░░░ 19 vaccines where my ░░░░░░░░ is 200 000 Americans ░░░░░░░░ died because they refused ░░░░░░░░ Covid vaccine They were ░░░░░░░░ of anti vaccine activism ░░░░░░░░ it s spilling over ░░░░░░░░ childhood immunization So we ░░░░░░░░ a fourfold rise in ░░░░░░░░ outbreaks from 2023 to ░░░░░░░░ He s right We ░░░░░░░░ 16 last year We ░░░░░░░░ four the year before ░░░░░░░░ And now we already ░░░░░░░░ four in just the ░░░░░░░░ month or so of ░░░░░░░░ year So this will ░░░░░░░░ to accelerate And by ░░░░░░░░ way the number and ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ of cases they re ░░░░░░░░ steeply You know we ░░░░░░░░ going to be looking ░░░░░░░░ several hundred kids most ░░░░░░░░ infected with measles multiple ░░░░░░░░ hospitalization These kids are ░░░░░░░░ Remember 20 percent of ░░░░░░░░ cases if you re ░░░░░░░░ require hospitalizations And they ░░░░░░░░ not there for quarantine ░░░░░░░░ re there because this ░░░░░░░░ when it gets into ░░░░░░░░ blood goes to the ░░░░░░░░ That s what causes ░░░░░░░░ measles rash And then ░░░░░░░░ the same time it ░░░░░░░░ go to the lung ░░░░░░░░ cause measles pneumonia which ░░░░░░░░ often the cause of ░░░░░░░░ illness which requires an ░░░░░░░░ admission sometimes intubation In ░░░░░░░░ case of this child ░░░░░░░░ child perished This child ░░░░░░░░ his or her life ░░░░░░░░ also causes severe dehydration ░░░░░░░░ measles diarrhea and the ░░░░░░░░ goes on neurologic involvement ░░░░░░░░ loss sometimes visual loss ░░░░░░░░ this is an awful ░░░░░░░░ infection And the fact ░░░░░░░░ we ve allowed it ░░░░░░░░ come roaring back like ░░░░░░░░ in Texas is just ░░░░░░░░ It never had to ░░░░░░░░ never should have happened.”