RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak
Robert F Kennedy Jr participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, on 31 July. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, on 31 July. The last time a greater number of measles cases were recorded in a single year was in 1991.Kennedy’s statement was extracted from him by Dana Bash, CNN’s host, who invited him to use his “bully pulpit” to talk directly to parents as the new school year approached.
- ▪Robert F Kennedy Jr participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, on 31 July.
- ▪Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, on 31 July.
- ▪The last time a greater number of measles cases were recorded in a single year was in 1991.Kennedy’s statement was extracted from him by Dana Bash, CNN’s host, who invited him to use his “bully pulpit” to talk directly to parents as the new
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Robert F Kennedy Jr participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, on 31 July. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, on 31 July. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersRobert F Kennedy JrRFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreakHealth secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMREd Pilkington in New YorkSun 2 Aug 2026 14.28 EDTLast modified on Sun 2 Aug 2026 14.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleRobert 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…
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