As measles cases continue to surge, RFK Jr. blocks CDC scientists from issuing emergency alert warning unvaccinated pregnant women of significantly increased risks Washington Post | November 11, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/11/11/as-measles-cases-continue-to-surge-rfk-jr-blocks-cdc-scientists-from-issuing-emergency-alert-warning-unvaccinated-pregnant-women-of-significantly-increased-risks/ Federal scientists have spent weeks trying to warn doctors about the dangers of measles during pregnancy, but the warning still hasn’t gone out, as The Washington Post’s Lena H. Sun reports. About a month ago, CDC scientists sought to send an alert through the agency’s Health Alert Network, its rapid channel for urgent clinical guidance. The CDC director’s office, which typically signs off, didn’t approve it, for reasons sources couldn’t explain.