A child is dead from measles.

5 things on my mind and answers to your questions

A little child is dead. From measles. In the United States. In 2025. They were unvaccinated and otherwise healthy, making it the first casualty of the West Texas measles outbreak—and the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade. One death from a preventable disease is one too many.

Here are five things on my mind, followed by your questions answered.…