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RFK Jr. attends funeral for Texas child who died of measles

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Newest development Apr 9, 2025 · 3 reportsRFK Jr. publicly urges people to get the measles vaccine

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a trip to Texas on Sunday to attend the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles. In a post on social media, Kennedy said the best way to prevent the spread of measles in the MMR vaccine.

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    RFK Jr. attends funeral for Texas child who died of measles

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  2. Off the news: RFK Jr. makes meek measles vaccine push | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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    RFK Jr. publicly urges people to get the measles vaccine

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    RFK Jr.'s measles 'cure' sickens Texas kids amid outbreak – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has advised taking vitamin A to fight measles. A Texas hospital is now treating children with toxic levels of the supplement in their bodies.

  2. FOX 4 Dallas

    Texas measles outbreak: RFK Jr. attends child's funeral (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a trip to Texas on Sunday to attend the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles. In a post on social media, Kennedy said the best way to prevent the spread of measles in the MMR vaccine.

  3. New York Post

    RFK Jr. visits West Texas as a second child is buried after dying from a measles-related illness (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Kennedy said he was working with Texas health officials to “control the measles outbreak.”

  4. WSVN Miami

    RFK Jr. visits West Texas as a second child is buried after dying from a measles-related illness - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. traveled to West Texas on Sunday after a second elementary school-aged child who was not vaccinated died from a

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    RFK Jr. attends funeral for Texas child who died of measles (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a trip to Texas on Sunday to attend the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles. In a post on social media, Kennedy said the best way to prevent the spread of measles in the MMR vaccine.

  6. NBC10 Philadelphia

    RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after death of second child (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas' still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday.

  7. Rolling Stone

    Anti-Vax RFK Jr. to Attend Funeral of Second Child to Die in Texas Measles Outbreak (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Anti-vaxxer and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will attend the funeral of the second unvaccinated Texas child to die in a measles outbreak.

  8. The Boston Globe

    RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after death of second child who was infected (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Ahead of a “Make America Healthy Again” tour across southwestern US, Kennedy said in a social media post that he was in Gaines County to comfort the families who have buried two young children.

  9. Gizmodo

    RFK Jr. Attends Measles Victim’s Funeral, Then Pitches Junk Treatment (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Eight-year-old Daisy Hildebrand died from measles complications last week, the second such death reported in Texas this year.

  10. WHDH Boston

    RFK Jr. calls MMR vaccine ‘most effective way’ to prevent measles spread following another death - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas’ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a

  11. Fox2 Detroit

    RFK Jr. puts support behind MMR vaccine amid outbreak (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a trip to Texas on Sunday to attend the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles. After the funeral, Kennedy threw his support behind the MMR vaccine.

  12. Insider

    RFK Jr., a vocal critic of vaccines, is now advocating for the MMR vaccine to stop measles from spreading in Texas (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Kennedy previously touted Vitamin A as a possible treatment for the highly contagious disease.

  13. Fox News

    RFK Jr makes Texas stop to visit family of 6-year-old measles victim, push MMR vaccine (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped in Gaines County, Texas on Sunday to visit the family of a 6-year-old girl who died from measles, while also advocating for the MMR vaccine.

  14. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    RFK visits measles outbreak area (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to west Texas on Sunday after a second elementary school-aged child who was not vaccinated died from a measles-related illness.

  15. Washington Examiner

    RFK Jr. urges vaccination after second measles-related death in Texas (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Kennedy traveled to Gaines County, Texas, on Sunday to attend the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died from measles.

  16. The Hill

    RFK Jr. consoles Texas family: MMR vaccine ‘most effective’ way to stop measles spread (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine as the “most effective” way to prevent the spread of measles during a visit to Texas with the family of an 8-year-old girl who died from the disease.

  17. New Hampshire Union Leader

    RFK Jr. visits Texas after second child dies of measles amid outbreak (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A second child has died of measles amid an outbreak in west Texas, prompting Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to meet with the family of the deceased 8-year-old girl

  18. The Week

    RFK Jr. visits Texas as 2nd child dies from measles (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    An outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease continues to grow, following a decade of no recorded US measles deaths

  19. CBS News

    CDC redeploys to Texas measles outbreak after layoffs, as RFK Jr. calls vaccine (opens CBS News)

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    The redeployment comes after another unvaccinated child died in the measles outbreak in Texas.

  20. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Off the news: RFK Jr. makes meek measles vaccine push | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    While U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been offering mixed messages about measles management, this state is countering with a clear pro-vaccine advisory to parents.

  21. The Guardian

    RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeral

  22. Washington Examiner

    RFK Jr. gets pushback from MAHA on vaccines and measles response (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a prominent anti-vaccine history, including his theory that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Now, his change in tune has upset his "Make America Healthy Again" base.

  23. Newsweek

    What RFK Jr. has said about MMR vaccine after latest measles death (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    RFK Jr. voiced support for the MMR vaccine after a measles death, despite a long history of general vaccine skepticism.

  24. KTVZ Bend

    RFK Jr. publicly urges people to get the measles vaccine (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Neha Mukherjee and John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly urged people to get the measles vaccine in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday. “We encourage people to get the measles vaccine,” Kennedy told the network’s chief medical corresp…

  25. PhillyVoice

    RFK Jr. tells Americans to get measles vaccine after being criticized for months for mixed messaging (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Americans are encouraged to get the measles vaccine, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS on Tuesday as measles cases continued to mount in the U.S. The Health and Human Services secretary had been facing criticism for sending mixed messaging amid an outbreak in Texas that has killed two children.

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