RFK Jr. Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet, Endorses Alternative Treatments Amid Outbreak

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Updated Mar 12, 2025, 01:57 AM

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, has linked the recent measles outbreak in Texas to poor diet and health, citing fringe theories. Kennedy suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, the epicenter of the outbreak, and proposed that natural immunity from measles infection could protect against cancer and heart disease, claims not supported by scientific research. Kennedy has also endorsed alternative treatments for measles, including cod liver oil, Vitamin A, steroids, and antibiotics, despite a lack of evidence supporting their efficacy for this purpose. In a Fox News interview with Dr. Marc Siegel, he emphasized that the decision to vaccinate is a personal one, a stance that has drawn criticism from infectious disease experts who argue that such messaging could undermine public health efforts during the outbreak. The World Health Organization recommends Vitamin A for measles in regions where deficiency is common, but not in the U.S. The measles outbreak, primarily affecting a Mennonite community in Gaines County, Texas, has resulted in nearly 200 infections among residents and one child's death, marking the first measles-related death in the U.S. in a decade. Another suspected measles death has been reported in New Mexico, where cases have recently increased in a county bordering Gaines County.

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Scott Morefield

@SKMorefield

🚨HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropping truth bombs about measles and the vaccine: 👇🔥 💣 measles does NOT have a high infection fatality rate, and of those who die most are malnourished 💣 the vaccine wanes around 4.5% per year, leaving most adults unprotected 💣… https://t.co/8YZQGG0EI0

Acyn

@Acyn

RFK JR: We’re providing vaccines. We’re providing Vitamin A https://t.co/3wC7odEdwI

🌍 Јаков Минг Дановић 🌏

@chenx064

Robert Kennedy Jr. Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories 🤪 The health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak https://t.co/ByUGQcsh7p