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RFK Jr. says measles vaccine routinely causes deaths. That’s not true
The Infectious Disease Society of America says there have been “no deaths related to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in healthy individuals.” (Since the 1970s, the measles vaccine has been given in a combination shot with mumps and rubella to minimize the number of injections kids get.)
RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year'
Offit: People aren't going to be making a good choice for themselves if they hear Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say, falsely, that measles vaccine causes deaths. It doesn't cause deaths, but it is a live attenuated or weakened virus, and so here's what it can cause.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge
Dr. Paul Offit — director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who recently spoke with HealthDay about COVID — said that if vaccine-induced immunity waned significantly, measles would not have been declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
RFK Jr. Acknowledges the Measles Vaccine Amid a Worsening Outbreak
A dose of the measles vaccine is seen on a table at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2025. A dose of the measles vaccine is seen on a table at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb.
RFK Jr: MMR vaccine protects from measles. What's the vaccine rate in NY?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, seemingly reversed course and touted benefits of MMR vaccine amid deadly Texas measles outbreak.
RFK Jr. urges measles vaccinations after years of casting doubt on the vaccine
WASHINGTON — Amid a growing outbreak of measles in Texas, recently confirmed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is urging parents to vaccinate their children against the disease.
Kennedy downplays immunity from vaccination as measles outbreak grows
Cases in the ongoing measles outbreak have risen to 258 across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and state health departments are urging more people to get the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.
Kennedy spends first month as health secretary downplaying vaccines and targeting food additives
A month into his role as health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s moves on vaccines have worried health ...
No measles reported yet in Nevada, but state’s vaccination rate slipping
Measles, a highly contagious disease considered to have been eradicated since the turn of the century, is making a comeback.
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center ...
The Quiet Assault on Vaccines
In a meeting last month, he reportedly told one senator that routine childhood vaccines were exposing kids to dangerous ...
What You Actually Need to Know About Measles and the MMR Vaccine
While public health authorities in Texas and elsewhere are doing their best to contain the latest outbreaks, RFK Jr. is going ...
Measles Is Back Across the U.S. What to Know About the Deadly Virus.
A century ago, measles was killing a thousand people in the U.S. every year. By 2000, vaccines had all but eliminated the ...
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Measles outbreak spurs vaccine debate amid alternative treatment claims
Across the US, medical professionals are encouraging people to get vaccinated as cases of measles soar. What they're saying ...
Florida vaccine skeptic out as proposed CDC director amid measles outbreak
Dave Weldon was scheduled to have a confirmation hearing on Thursday, but the White House scrapped the nomination of the ...