RFK Jr’s long, complicated history with the measles vaccines
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as Health Secretary, addressed measles and vaccination this week.
- Kennedy's recent statements contrast with his past opposition to vaccine mandates and safety.
- Kennedy has claimed measles vaccines are dangerous, citing gastrointestinal and respiratory complications.
- Kennedy stated in his book that, "The MMR vaccine is the tip of the spear regarding the modern debate around vaccine safety."
- Despite Kennedy's views, the measles vaccine remains the most effective way to prevent the virus's spread.
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Former director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluations and Research on measles vaccine, RFK Jr. and autism
Dr. Peter Marks, Former Director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday to discuss the measles vaccine, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments regarding vaccines and autism.
Cassidy Praises RFK Jr. for 'Encouraging' Measles Vaccine
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a physician, said in an interview Sunday, It's been well established that vaccination does not cause autism, acknowledging RFK Jr.'s Senate confirmation found vaccine skepticism one of the concerns of the HHS secretary's nomination this winter.
RFK Jr. Says People Should Get the Measles Vaccine - The Thinking Conservative
“We encourage people to get the vaccine because it does limit the spread,” Kennedy said during the interview with CBS, released on April 9. The post RFK Jr. Says People Should Get the Measles Vaccine appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
RFK Jr’s long, complicated history with the measles vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week made his strongest endorsement yet of the measles vaccine amid an ongoing outbreak that has killed three and infected more than 600 people across the US.
I WITNESS: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is harming your children - The Berkshire Edge
Elections have consequences, and at this moment, we are all experiencing the consequences of half the electorate investing in all of Donald Trump’s hogwash. And in buying into Trump’s nonsense, MAGA made a collateral investment in Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a man so mentally ill that throughout 2024 the entire Kennedy family screamed from the sidelines that he was unfit to hold public office or public trust. This is of a piece with the rest of the T…


Column: RFK Jr.’s measles message is too little, too late
With the death of a second child from measles and cases in the U.S. surging past 600, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, finally stated the obvious: Vaccination is the best way to prevent the spread of the disease. It’s a message that should have come sooner from the country’s top public health official. He doesn’t seem to take seriously the real risk of the U.S. losing its measles elimination status…
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