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RFK Jr. says this isn't unusual (per the article's quotes), but here are some CDC numbers: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html https://www.cdc
by Jtsummers 2y ago
RFK Jr. says this isn't unusual (per the article's quotes), but here are some CDC numbers:
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html
93 cases so far this year on that page (20 February, so slightly dated), less than two months into the year. 14 of the prior 25 years (2000-2024) had lower totals than what we've seen in less than two months for this year.
The article says 124 cases in the west Texas outbreak, which alone puts this year in the top 10 for this century in number of cases without counting other cases.
The median for this century using the CDC numbers for 2000-2024 was 85, average was 179. So it's 50% over median and closing in on the average. Again, 2 months into the year.