Trump’s new Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is also targeting the root causes of chronic diseases, including in children.
Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks about the measles outbreak in Texas that has killed a child.
Rates of measles in the US have climbed significantly over the past 20 years, as vaccine skepticism has grown.
The New York Post editorial board challenged Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to publicly back vaccines amid a measles outbreak in Texas.
Claim: A claim has circulated suggesting that a boy in Texas died from measles because of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and Republicans’ anti-vaccine
A doctor has accused Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, of downplaying a measles outbreak in Texas by saying outbreaks are "not unusual" in the United States.
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.'
At least 155 people in West Texas and New Mexico have contracted the disease, and one child has died.
The death, reported on Wednesday, was the first U.S. fatality from measles in a decade. Government data showed a growing measles outbreak with more than
Public health experts are questioning RFK Jr's comments after he said the Texas measles outbreak was "not unusual."