Friday, April 11, 2025

Measles and whooping cough outbreaks: If only Bill Cassidy had found his spine 57 days ago


Bill Cassidy M.D. is chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).  On February 13, 2025, he voted to confirm RFKjr as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  He should have known better but couldn't find his spine.


Headline:  Pro Publica, 4/11/2025
In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. 
Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis in more than a decade. 
Idaho and South Dakota each reported a death this year, and Oregon last year reported two as well as its highest number of cases since 1950. 
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak concentrated in the small, dusty towns of West Texas, cases of pertussis have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide since hitting a recent low in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Deaths tied to the disease are also up, hitting 10 last year, compared with about two to four in previous years. Cases are on track to exceed that total this year.

 
Bill got...


Dr. Bill chose to preserve his political future over saving lives.  Unconscionable!  America deserve an explanation and an apology!


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Chapter 3.  (3/10/2025)
Chapter 4.  (3/11/2025)
Chapter 5.  (3/12/2025)
Chapter 6.  (3/12/2025)
Chapter 7.  (3/13/2025)
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Chapter 10.  (3/14/2025)
Chapter 11.  (3/14/2025)
Chapter 12.  (3/14/2025)
Chapter 13.  (3/15/2025)
Chapter 14.  (3/18/2025)
Chapter 15.  (3/19/2025)
Chapter 16.  (3/19/2025)
Chapter 17.  (3/21/2025)
Chapter 18.  (3/22/2025)
Chapter 19.  (3/26/2025)
Chapter 20.  (3/28/2025)
Chapter 21.  (3/29/2025)
Chapter 22.  (3/30/2025)

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