Skip to content News Health & Medicine The U.S. measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing HHS Secretary Kennedy is now urging vaccination, as well as praising unproven treatments A measles outbreak sign warns those coming to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock to be vigilant for symptoms of the highly contagious disease and take precautions, including vaccination. Julio Cortez/AP Photo By Tina Hesman Saey 1 hour ago The death of a second child from measles is raising alarm bells anew that an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease is larger than official numbers suggest. And it comes at a time when the Trump administration’s widespread cuts to public health funding and jobs are gutting the ability to tackle infectious diseases. The child, who died April 3 from measles pulmonary failure, was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, Texas health officials announced April 6. Sign up for our newsletter We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.