"In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak."
"In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments.
He issued a muffled call for vaccinations in the affected community, but said the choice was a personal one. He suggested that measles vaccine injuries were more common than known, contrary to extensive research.
He asserted that natural immunity to measles, gained through infection, somehow also protected against cancer and heart disease, a claim not supported by research.
He cheered on questionable treatments like cod liver oil, and said that local doctors had achieved “almost miraculous and instantaneous” recoveries with steroids or antibiotics."
Teddy Rosenbluth reports for the New York Times March 10, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"Kennedy Downplays Immunity From Vaccination As Measles Outbreak Grows" (CNN)
"Experts Give Kennedy Low Marks As Measles Outbreak Tests Him" (The Hill)
"Amid A Growing Measles Outbreak, Doctors Worry RFK Jr. Is Sending The Wrong Message" (NPR)
Advertisement 
