Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Supports Measles Vaccine Following Child Deaths

(MENAFN) US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was once known for his doubts about vaccines, expressed his support for the measles vaccine on Sunday following the death of a second child.

Kennedy emphasized that "the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," in a post on X.

The ongoing measles outbreak in the US has now led to the death of a second child in Texas.

The Texas Department of State Health reported that the child was unvaccinated and had no prior health issues. Kennedy stated, “As of today, there are 642 confirmed cases of measles across 22 states, 499 of those in Texas.”

These tragic deaths mark the first fatalities from measles in the United States in a decade. In response, Kennedy revealed that in early March, he sent a team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assist Texas.

Their efforts included distributing measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines, supplying medical resources, and providing support to local schools and healthcare facilities.

Kennedy noted that “the growth rates for new cases and hospitalizations have flattened” since these measures were implemented.

Formerly, Kennedy had made several incorrect and deceptive claims about the safety of MMR vaccines, and he had minimized the seriousness of measles outbreaks, calling them "not unusual."

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