“'We do believe that there’s quite a large amount of cases that are not reported and underreported,' Sugerman said during a rare meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Tuesday. ...
The majority of cases have been among unvaccinated children, with 2 children and one adult marking the first U.S. measles deaths in more than a decade and the first child measles death since 2003."
"Sugerman estimated that each measles case may end up costing the government between $30,000 and $50,000 for a public health response.
Meanwhile, Kennedy was once again pushing misinformation about the measles vaccine, calling it 'leaky' and saying that it 'wanes,' during a separate press event on Tuesday."
"'He's dead wrong, the measles vaccine protects you for the rest of your life. The notion that it's a leaky vaccine is dead wrong,' Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia told USA Today."
