Tom Bartlett
Appearances
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
He's a construction worker. He's 28 years old. He had five children, one of whom got measles and very tragically passed away.
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
And according to Peter, they were sent home with cough medicine and told that she should recover at home. They later returned to the hospital. And according to Peter, her condition just worsened. She was eventually put on a ventilator and passed away.
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
What he said and what others said is they felt as if we're not the only community that gets measles. Others have gotten it. There have been other outbreaks. And I think it's good to note that there's nothing specifically in the Mennonite religion that forbids vaccination or modern medical care.
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
I had some people express to me that this was because this is now sort of caught up in a political context because our current Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy, has in the past been extremely skeptical of vaccines, including the MMR vaccine. And so I think some of them saw this as bound up in a political discussion that doesn't really have anything to do with us.
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
This is a disease we thought had been eliminated. It was a great public health victory. And so is this outbreak and is this tragic death a sign that we're moving away from the vaccines that really brought us to elimination? And have we kind of given up this important public health victory? Is that what this means? Is this sort of a sign of what's to come?
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
And I think that's kind of what everyone else is wrestling with.
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
You take 50% of TikTok for the approval that TikTok can continue in business. And they'd have a great partner. The U.S. would be their partner. But the U.S. essentially would be paid for doing that half of the value of TikTok.
Apple News Today
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
It is way out in the desert. You pass through long stretches between towns where there isn't much other than, you know, oil pump jacks. And it's a small town. It's about 7,000 people in Seminole.