As Measles Crisis Deepens, RFK Jr. Is Suddenly a Huge Fan of Vaccines

Image by Paul Morigi/Getty Images Developments A second child has died as a result of a measles outbreak in West Texas, bringing the total number of people who have succumbed to the highly contagious disease to three. It's both a dire and preventable situation, given the existence of highly effective and widely available vaccines. And the tremendous wealth of scientific evidence supporting them appears to have finally dawned on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. In a Sunday tweet, Kennedy correctly noted that measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines are the "most effective way to prevent the spread of measles." As Stat points out, it's perhaps the most direct admission yet that Kennedy believes in the effectiveness of vaccines. The longtime figurehead of the anti-vaccine movement has previously downplayed them, even during the ongoing outbreak, instead recommending the use of Vitamin A — which has already led to parents accidentally sen ... Read full article.