CDC Looking to Break Up MMR Vaccine?
On Oct. 6, 2025, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jim O’Neill, called on the manufacturers of the live attenuated MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to break up the biologic and develop separate shots for the three diseases it targets. “I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop safe […]
Measles Outbreak in Texas
There has been a lot of media attention given lately to the measles outbreak in Texas. The outbreak now accounts for 90 cases—77 of them involving children under the age of 18. It has been reported that “most of those infected” either have not be vaccinated for measles or have an “unknown vaccination status,” while […]