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RFK 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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MedPage Today

RFK Jr. Misled Senators on Measles Deaths, Samoa's Health Chief Says

(MedPage Today) -- 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...

1 month ago·New York, United States

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Newsweek

RFK Jr. slammed by Samoa's top health official over measles remarks

Senators grilled President Trump's HHS pick over his 2019 Samoa trip, accusing him of downplaying his role in the epidemic.

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Chicago Tribune

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.

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RNZ

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr's measles claims, urges leaders to reject health misinformation

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AsAm News

RFK Jr. faces scrutiny over measles outbreak in Samoa – AsAmNews

U.S. senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, about his 2019 visit to Samoa and the measles […] The post RFK Jr. faces scrutiny over measles outbreak in Samoa appeared first on AsAmNews.

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