AXIOS March 4, 2025
Angrej Singh

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday sent federal disease experts to assist in the response to the intensifying measles outbreak in Texas

Why it matters: The move indicates that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and the Trump administration are starting to prioritize the response after Kennedy downplayed the threat last week, describing such outbreaks as “not unusual.”

Driving the news: The CDC announced on X that it is partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services to respond to the measles outbreak.

  • The partnership, known as an Epi-Aid, is a rapid-response effort in which the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service provides local officials onsite support for one to three weeks.

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