Not even three months into 2025, the US is approaching the number of measles cases it saw in all of last year: 222 and counting. A growing outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has claimed two lives, including one unvaccinated school-aged child.

RFK Jr. has cited vitamin A and cod liver oil as effective methods of measles prevention while stopping short of outright suggesting vaccines.

The individual—whose name, age, and sex were not released by local authorities—is the second person to die from the virus amid a growing outbreak along the New Mexico-Texas border, sparking widespread concern among doctors that the federal government’s response is simply not enough to halt the spread of measles.