The 'strangling angel' could return if RFK Jr. succeeds: report

A new analysis warns that once-controlled childhood diseases could come roaring back if vaccine access declines – including diphtheria, a historic killer known as the “strangling angel.”

Researchers modeled what could happen over 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella, and diphtheria became unavailable, according to ProPublica. While measles cases are already “teetering on the brink of an explosion,” the report highlights diphtheria as a particularly deadly threat.

The disease...