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What’s behind the growing measles outbreak and how the Trump administration is responding

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68% Informative

So far this year , more than 220 cases have been reported across 12 states, with the majority in Texas .

John Yang speaks with infectious disease epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera to learn more about the outbreak and how it differs from previous ones in recent years .

Listen to John Yang discuss the growing measles outbreak in the U.S. Southwest .

VR Score

69

Informative language

67

Neutral language

85

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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