US EditionRFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says
- Sir Collin Tukuitonga urges world leaders to denounce health misinformation following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about measles deaths in Samoa.
- Samoa's health official, Dr. Alec Ekeroma, called Kennedy's statements a complete lie, emphasizing the impact of misinformation on vaccination efforts.
- Kennedy's visit to Samoa is linked to increased anti-vaccine sentiment, according to Dr. Ekeroma, who noted that misinformation fueled the epidemic.
- Tukuitonga criticized the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO as dangerous, stating it undermines global health efforts and could have severe consequences.
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Did RFK Jr. mislead the Senate on measles deaths in Samoa? The island nation’s health chief says yes
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease. “We don’t know what was killing them,” Kennedy said during tense U.S. Senate hearings last week on whether he should oversee the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Did RFK Jr. mislead the Senate on measles deaths in Samoa? The island nation's health chief says yes
Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease.
Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr's measles claims, urges leaders to reject health misinformation
Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease.
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