The individual—whose name, age, and sex were not released by local authorities—is the second person to die from the virus amid a growing outbreak along the New Mexico-Texas border, sparking widespread concern among doctors that the federal government’s response is simply not enough to halt the spread of measles.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who went mountaineering over the weekend, has experts concerned over his handling of the West Texas measles outbreak.

RFK Jr. has cited vitamin A and cod liver oil as effective methods of measles prevention while stopping short of outright suggesting vaccines.

He also promoted the use of vitamin A for measles treatment in a recent Fox News op-ed. While these statements refer to the treatment of measles in a medical setting, medical expe

In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil,

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer RFK Jr. has claimed that cod liver oil, budesonide, and clarithromycin have shown "very, very good results" as remedies for measles.Infectious disease experts, however, say these treatments don't have much medically sound backup and are not intended as measles remedies.