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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Most young children who die from measles are actually killed by pneumonia after their immune system has been overwhelmed. But they almost certainly wouldn’t have died if not for measles.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In places where vaccination rates are not high enough to prevent outbreaks, disease itself can make a powerful argument. Lately, the U.S. has been battling its worst measles resurgence in the past 35 years.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Experts warn that measles, a deadly disease that causes ‘immune amnesia,’ could be surging. Measles cases have surged in the U.S. this year (they’ve already topped last year’s numbers and we’re only halfway into 2026).

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

• Protect your skin. Use sunscreen that blocks. • Wear protective, loose-fitting, light-colored clothing, such as hats, long-sleeve shirts, and long pants, to block out the sun’s harmful rays.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Still, relatively few barrels of fuel have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks, and the global oil supply remains choked.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The use of such nonmedical exemptions is a loophole that endangers entire communities and must be stopped. It has resulted in outbreaks of dangerous preventable diseases such as measles and pertussis, with more outbreaks certain to follow.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The United States is now on the brink of losing the measles elimination status it achieved in 2000. More than 90 percent of the children infected in the current outbreak have been unvaccinated or under-vaccinated.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Measles can cause brain inflammation, causing seizures, hearing loss, or intellectual disability pneumonia eye inflammation and vision loss poor pregnancy outcomes, miscarriage subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, lethal brain disease that develops years after the initial infection.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

An estimated one in four infected patients will be hospitalized. In severe cases, there can be complications like pneumonia and encephalitis — a swelling in the brain that can trigger seizures, deafness and mental disability — even death.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Trump claims Iran Downing US Jet Won’t Affect Negotiations

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Before vaccines and public health, death and disability stalked children. A time when 25% of children died from infectious diseases by age 5 and 25% died by age 17. 50% of children died before adulthood.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The whole point of the meeting was to signal a turn toward normalcy, away from JFK Jr.'s extreme agenda. Bhattacharya said, "the agency needs to 'move on' from the chaos of the past year, and encouraged employees to 'remove politics' from their work and 'focus on what we know how to do.”

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

As of Tuesday, Utah has seen 486 confirmed measles cases during the current outbreak, which started in June 2025. The Southwest Utah Health District has the most cases at 233, followed by Utah County at 78, and Salt Lake County at 53.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Several doctors’ groups said the changes were not based on strong evidence and advised doctors and patients to follow the previously in place guidance. Health officials in 30 states have rejected at least some of the new recommendations.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

As of Friday morning, the Florida Department of Health reported 132 cases in the Sunshine State. Most of those cases are in Collier County, with confirmed cases in Osceola, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. All of them were older than 20.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This is the second measles case ever reported in Osceola County, based on state records dating back to 1992. The only other recorded case in the county occurred in 2011.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Florida’s health experts remain in the dark: “There has been NO communication to physicians, in particular pediatricians, about the outbreak,” said Jeffrey Goldhagen, a pediatrician at the University of Florida at Jacksonville and the former head of the Duval County health department.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Recent exposures have been linked to large school events in January and February, including state wrestling championships at Utah Valley University, which resulted in multiple people being diagnosed with the illness.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Health officials fear the U.S. will lose its "measles elimination" status due to these persistent outbreaks in under-vaccinated communities. Experts are bracing for a potential surge in cases this summer as hundreds of thousands of international travelers arrive for the World Cup.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Utah reaches 355 measles cases, with TriCounty Health Department confirming first cases. The TriCounty Health Department (TriCHD) announced that it confirmed its first cases of measles. TriCHD covers Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett County.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

-Complications during pregnancy, such as the risk of premature labor (having your baby early), miscarriage, and your baby having a low birth weight -Seizures -Weakened immune system that can last weeks to years (increases the risk of bacterial infection and infection from other diseases) =Death

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The second case, an adult living in Greater Boston, was exposed during international travel. During the infectious period, the individual visited several locations where exposures to others likely occurred. State and local officials are working to identify exposure locations.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

KEY TAKEAWAYS (cont) The Salt Lake County health department said measles is "actively spreading," encouraged not working, going to school with any symptoms. Utah's measles outbreak has reached 300 cases; 255 were unvaccinated people.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Dr. Linda Bell, South Carolina's epidemiologist, said the foundation will provide at least 12 infectious disease experts to work full-time in the state for several months, "increasing our capacity for case investigation, contact tracing and data management."

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Lubbock became the center of last year's outbreak when people from surrounding counties with measles came to Lubbock for hospital care. Frio, Bandera and Kendall counties are south, west and north of San Antonio, respectively.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

He points to estimates suggesting that the average cost for a measles outbreak is $43,000 per case, with costs escalating to well over $1 million total for outbreaks of 50 cases or more. And fighting measles also takes resources away from other public health priorities.

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

“In the last 45 days, 92 cases of measles in the state of FL! This is more than we’ve ever had in that short a period of time,” Sen Harrell said. Such outbreaks will become more common if Florida’s tepid vaccination rates fall further below the 95 percent threshold."

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Kathy Hursen, RN, MS @67rn.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Large outbreaks continue to grow in Utah, Arizona, and, most notably, South Carolina, where the largest single measles outbreak the U.S. has seen in a generation is unfolding. "Hospitalizations involve both adults and children, and additional cases required medical care but were not hospitalized.”

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