{"id":12177,"date":"2025-04-10T18:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T23:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=12177"},"modified":"2025-04-29T18:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:04:58","slug":"is-the-mmr-the-best-way-to-prevent-measles","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/is-the-mmr-the-best-way-to-prevent-measles\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the MMR the best way to prevent measles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]After a second child has died in Texas in the massive outbreak, anti-vaxxers are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1909259618070491394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reacting poorly<\/a>\u00a0to HHS Secretary RFK Jr&#8217;s statement that the MMR is the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]A child dying from measles, a preventable disease, is not an opportunity for fear-mongering.\u00a0It\u2019s a tragic reminder of what happens when public health systems fail or are undermined. CNN reporting on this incident, especially RFK Jr. attending the funeral, is not about emotional manipulation. It\u2019s about accountability and public awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing out that 98% of the 481 measles cases in Texas were in unvaccinated or vaccine-status-unknown individuals is not blaming anyone.\u00a0These are epidemiological facts. Measles outbreaks simply don\u2019t spread through highly vaccinated communities.<\/p>\n<p>As HHS Secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr. has a clear and urgent responsibility to promote evidence-based health measures, including the MMR vaccine. Supporting a safe, effective vaccine isn\u2019t about obedience, it\u2019s about protecting lives. It\u2019s especially reasonable to question the timing of his endorsement of the MMR vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s really happening here is a rhetorical sleight of hand. The tweet reframes journalistic scrutiny as persecution, rebrands science-based recommendations as tyranny, and paints Kennedy as a victim rather than a powerful figure responsible for safeguarding national health. Public health officials before him, regardless of party, have endorsed vaccines not out of obedience but out of evidence and necessity.<\/p>\n<p>The call for Kennedy\u00a0to promote the MMR vaccine isn\u2019t a demand for compliance, it\u2019s a call for leadership, transparency, and responsibility. Children\u2019s lives are at stake, and that is all that matters.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the MMR the best way to prevent measles? As Texas sees another child die, anti-vaxxers attack RFK Jr.&#8217;s pro-vaccine stance\u2014but the science is clear and urgent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[191,203,218],"class_list":["post-12177","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-measles","jtf_topic_subjects-mmr","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12180,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12177\/revisions\/12180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=12177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}