First case of measles reported in Kentucky as US battles spread of disease

With apologies to Tom Jones ...

Kennedy made his first public appearance in the top health role on Wednesday at a cabinet meeting with Donald Trump in the White House. He said that the measles epidemic was being followed by the government “every day”, but then appeared to try to minimize the seriousness of the spread.

“It’s not unusual. We have measles outbreaks every year,” he said.