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RFK Jr. says parents should vaccinate children against measles

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday endorsed the measles vaccine while also pushing a string of false and debunked assertions about other vaccines, RSV and the ongoing measles outbreaks.

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  1. The Guardian

    RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak (opens The Guardian)

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    Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR Robert F Kennedy Jr , the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles , as the surge in infections has reached numb…

  2. WPRI Providence

    RFK Jr. says parents should vaccinate children against measles (opens WPRI Providence)

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    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday endorsed the measles vaccine while also pushing a string of false and debunked assertions about other vaccines, RSV and the ongoing measles outbreaks.

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