Americans entered 2026 facing a terrifying reality: we are more at risk for illness today than we were a year ago. Why? Not because diseases have become more contagious or dangerous in one year. Rather, it's because President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., are systematically dismantling the public health infrastructure that helps keep Americans safe.
The evidence is stunning. In 2025, measles crossed 2,200 cases nationwide—the highest number in 34 years. Cases continue to rise, with over 1,280 cases so far in 2026. The United States is even at risk of losing the measles elimination status we earned in 2000. Seasonal flu also continues to rise across nearly half of our states, causing an estimated 340,000 hospitalizations and over 21,000 deaths so far this season as of the first week of March. In Massachusetts alone, flu has already killed over 300 people this season, including eight children.
Amid these dangerous outbreaks, President Trump and Secretary Kennedy are relentless in their anti-science crusade. Last September, we held a press conference the day after Secretary Kennedy promoted his anti-vaccine views, which reject decades of science supporting the safety and efficacy of vaccines, in front of the Senate Finance Committee. In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced sweeping, unvetted and unprecedented changes to children’s vaccine recommendations, eliminating six vaccines from the list routinely recommended for all children.
Yup, and Americans in 2024 were at a higher risk of disease than in 2020. Blame Biden.
ReplyDeleteWhat did Biden do?
DeleteAmericans were more obese and burdened with chronic illness in 2024 than in 2020 so this is clearly a result of his poor health policies.
DeleteSee, the truth is that Americans have been getting sicker for a couple of generations now with both Republican and Democrat presidents in office. Saying "Yeeah, Americans are sicker than a year ago and it's Trump's fault!" is incredibly stupid or an intentional lie.
Wow so you are an anti vaxxer or you don't think the Trump admininstration's anti vaccine policy is harmful
DeleteThere's no question that RFKJr is a disaster and I hope he resigns tomorrow. The point which you keep missing is that it doesn't matter who's in charge, Americans just keep getting unhealthier.
DeleteThe issue is whether rte president is a reason for sicknessL
DeleteHispanics keep living longer
DeleteAnd no, the President is not responsible. The anti-vaxxers were proliferating when Bidfen was in office too. Measles outbreaks are going on around the world. People are eating worse and exercising less independent of what Trump does or does not tell them. You cannot take 1 year and say 'Aha! People are less healthy! Trump is too blame!' when anyone could pick a year of any other recent President and come to the same result.
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