Kennedy Said Measles Outbreaks Are ‘Not Unusual.’ Here’s What the Data Says.
“We have measles outbreaks every year,” he added. Mr. Kennedy has also said in the past that immunizations against measles and some other infectious diseases are unnecessary and risky.
RFK Jr. said measles outbreaks are ‘not unusual’ in the US. Doctors say he’s wrong
When Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy answered questions during the first cabinet meeting of the new Trump administration, he incorrectly described the number of people who died in a West Texas measles outbreak and the reason people were hospitalized.
RFK Jr Says U.S. Measles Outbreak 'Not Unusual' - Here Are The Facts
New HHS Chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the measles outbreak was being monitored but was "not unusual" based on data so far
RFK Jr. Downplays Severity of Deadly Measles Outbreak
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a Texas measles outbreak during Trump’s first Cabinet meeting.
Some experts question RFK Jr. calling measles outbreak 'not unusual'
Public health experts are questioning RFK Jr's comments after he said the Texas measles outbreak was "not unusual."
RFK Jr. Minimizes Measles Outbreak in Texas
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, downplayed the seriousness of an ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, falsely claiming that people had been hospitalized “mainly for quarantine” and misleadingly stating that the situation is “not unusual.
RFK Jr. Downplays Texas Measles Outbreak After First US Death in 10 Years
Rates of measles in the US have climbed significantly over the past 20 years, as vaccine skepticism has grown.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said two died in measles outbreak. His agency says it was only one.
Robert F. Kennedy, in his first comments on measles as the new Trump health secretary, says the outbreak is not unusual. 'We have measles outbreaks every year.'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. describes major measles outbreak as ‘not unusual’ during Cabinet meeting
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday said the nation's major measles outbreak is "not unusual," as a child who was not vaccinated died from the virus in West Texas.
With RFK Jr. at his side, a measles outbreak could prove 'politically perilous' for Trump
The health secretary has long pushed misinformation about vaccines and played down an outbreak in Texas that has led to the ...
Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, largest in decades
The latest update comes two days after the first death was reported in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area.
US measles outbreak kills child for first time in a decade
"Measles was rare in the United States, but outbreaks are occurring in areas where vaccination rates have fallen," the ...
Who's at risk as Texas's measles outbreak grows, House GOP passes budget blueprint in win for Trump, Dončić faces Mavs as a Laker
The House passed a GOP budget blueprint, a step toward delivering President Trump’s “ big, beautiful bill .” In it: $4.5 ...
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What experts say about childhood vaccines amid the Texas measles outbreak
As the Texas measles outbreak grows and HHS head RFK Jr. puts vaccines under new scrutiny, two experts answer questions about the public health tool.
Dr. Adam Ratner on why there are larger measles outbreaks
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