RFK Jr. Dismisses Alarming Spike As US Measles Cases Reach 1,000

RFK Jr. Isn’t Bothered by Measles - WhoWhatWhy

On February 13, the United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The following day, the Texas health department reported the first case of measles in an unvaccinated child.  Two weeks later, on February 26, as the outbreak continued to spread, a healthy 8-year-old girl died from measles; this was the first child death in the United States in more than 20 years.  The following day, in a mee…

RFK Jr. Dismisses Alarming Spike As US Measles Cases Reach 1,000

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has downplayed the deadly spread and promoted a range of unproven treatments.View Entire Post ›

U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that U.S. health agencies have handled the country’s current measles outbreaks as well as other nations, which already number about 1,100 cases in more than 30 states. “We have about 1,100 cases of measles in this country. Last year, the growth rate was 58 additional cases. Mexico has about the same figure, with one third of our population, and last week there were (there) 300 additio…