It’s not just measles; vaccine rates for other childhood diseases have fallen, too.
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April 11, 2025 · View in browser

In today’s newsletter: Measles isn’t the only outbreak alarming experts; get involved in our reporting; inside ICE Air; and more from our newsroom.

“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline

While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s slashing of public health infrastructure.

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Meet the reporter

 

Patricia Callahan is exploring how federal policies affect the health of vulnerable people.

Patricia Callahan, who co-wrote today’s feature with Duaa Eldeib, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering the CDC as it grapples with cuts in staff and funding and a new administration determined to end longstanding global health programs and collaboration. 

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That Stat

 

85% 

Portion of deportation flights between when President Donald Trump took office in January and March 21 that have been on charter planes, according to the advocacy group Witness at the Border. Reporter Mackenzie Funk spoke with some of the planes’ flight attendants, who told him disaster is “only a matter of time.” 

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More from the newsroom

 

Beyond Showerheads: Trump’s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos

From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans

What Reality TV Gets Wrong About Criminal Investigations. (Spoiler: So Much.)

Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.

 
 
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