1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

Reverse course on vaccine policy now. The U.S. has already recorded more measles cases in 2026 than in any year since 1991, more than 4,700 infections since last year, and three deaths including two unvaccinated girls in West Texas. This is not a statistical abstraction. Diphtheria used to be called "the strangling angel of children" because it suffocates them. That disease was taught as history. Your current policy trajectory is bringing it back. The vaccine programs built over decades with bipartisan support worked. RFK Jr.'s proposed overhaul of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program risks driving the few remaining manufacturers out of the U.S. market entirely, meaning even parents who want to vaccinate their children won't be able to. Stanford epidemiologists have modeled what happens if vaccines for measles, polio, rubella, or diphtheria become unavailable. The deaths and disabilities projected over 25 years are catastrophic. Restore the policies that protected children. Stop the VICP overhaul. Direct the CDC to release its public health assessments without political interference. The damage from these diseases, once they return, cannot be undone.