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Measles more likely to be severe among malnourished, RFK says

Oklahoma reported two probable cases of measles, bringing the total in the U.S. To 223, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy promoted alternative treatments for measles in an interview on Fox Nation, despite the lack of scientific support for his claims, according to The New York Times.
Kennedy controversially suggested that poor nutrition and exercise contribute to severe measles cases, contradicting evidence that unvaccinated individuals are most at risk, as stated by health professionals.

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The Daily Beast

RFK Jr.: It Would Be Better if ‘Everybody Got Measles’

“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Sean Hannity on Fox News.

4 hours ago·United States

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Mediaite

RFK Jr. Rants About Breast Milk and Measles in Bizarre Hannity Interview

U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went on a rant about measles and breast milk during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

9 hours ago·United States

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Esquire

Is RFK Jr. Possessed by the Restless Spirit of My Grandmother?

The Secretary of Health and Human Services weighed in on the measles outbreak in West Texas. His explanations were ... unconventional.

18 hours ago·United States

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The Independent

All of the wild theories RFK Jr. has been spreading about the measles outbreak

The deadly measles outbreak has sickened hundreds in Texas and 11 other states

21 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

‘This is just eugenicism’: RFK skewered as he blames diet and exercise for measles deaths

Social media lit up with fury Monday night in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggesting that diet may be to blame for a Texas child’s death of measles.“It’s very, very difficult for measles to kill a healthy person,” Kennedy said, according to The New York Time...

1 day ago·United States

Measles more likely to be severe among malnourished, RFK says

While vaccines are widely regarded as the first line of defense against measles, some experts have also noted the role that nutrition plays in reducing severity of the disease.

1 day ago·New York, United States

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