Sen. Bill Cassidy has criticised the Trump administration for not pushing measles vaccines strongly enough as a large outbreak has killed multiple people in 2026.
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01Summary
- 01Sen. Bill Cassidy, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said the administration is not promoting vaccination vigorously enough.
- 02Cassidy told CNN’s Jake Tapper that everyone should be vaccinated for measles.
- 03He said: “Get vaccinated, you don’t die.”
- 04The outbreak has claimed multiple lives in 2026, according to the report.
02Why it matters
The comments highlight a public health dispute at a time when measles cases are rising and lives have already been lost. It may add pressure on the administration to back vaccination more strongly.
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