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The Latest Breaking News from Children Health Defense

Translating what Kennedy's anti-vaccine allies hear in his response to the measles outbreak

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s MAHA followers turn on him after he endorses measles vaccine

Kennedy’s sudden embrace of the MMR vaccine has upset some followers

The Independent UK

Parents of Texas child who died of measles stand by decision to not vaccinate

The measles vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective against the disease, which is highly contagious and can be life threatening.

The Texas Tribune

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Parents of unvaccinated 6-year-old killed by measles in Texas speak out. They still are anti-vax

Children’s Health Defense official says parents affected by measles outbreak ‘would rather have’ untested treatments ‘than the MMR vaccination’

The Independent UK

Just Asking Questions About RFK Jr.'s Senate Hearing

And not much liking the answers.

Reason

RFK Jr. denies role in measles outbreak

RFK Jr.'s testimony to senators clashed with past articles and letters he wrote concerning Samoan vaccine policy

Salon

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Refuses To Disavow Anti-Vaccine Merchandise

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces scrutiny over anti-vaccine merchandise despite pro-vaccination stance.

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How RFK Jr. drove mistrust of a cancer prevention vaccine - Roll Call

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS has a long history of discounting and peddling misinformation about the HPV vaccine.

Roll Call

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine

The Independent UK

‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr

A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’

The Guardian - AU

RFK Jr helps scandal-plagued TV chef who posted Nazi symbol on social media publish children’s cookbook

Pete Evans falsely labeled the COVID-19 pandemic a hoax in 2020

The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s many controversies: From dumping a bear in Central Park to a worm eating his brain

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s legacy is ridden with anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, brain worms and bizarre bear-cub deaths, Gustaf Kilander and Katie Hawkinson report

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 vaccine appeals from nonprofit founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Supreme Court has rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's reporting on inconsistencies in RFK Jr.'s record

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RFK Jr. says he’s not anti-vaccine. His record shows the opposite. It’s one of many inconsistencies

As Democratic presidential primary candidate Robert F

The Guardian - US

Robert Kennedy Jr’s racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views go back decades, report says

Democratic candidate’s recent false claim that Covid could have been ‘ethnically targeted’ is not an aberration but fits long pattern

WEKU

RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories

The latest member of the Kennedy dynasty to run for president regularly shares a dizzying range of falsehoods and conspiracy theories on podcasts and at other campaign appearances.

Reason

Why Are So Many Libertarians Suddenly Fond of RFK Jr.?

The anti-vax environmental lawyer is not worthy of the rehabilitation tour he's getting from pundits and podcasters.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches 2024 presidential campaign

Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, has been accused by family members and experts of spreading misleading information.

The Independent UK

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign

Anti-vaccine activist Robert F

Al Jazeera

Robert F Kennedy Jr to challenge for Democratic nomination

Kennedy Jr, an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country’s most famous families, is running for president.

The Guardian - US

‘Verified’ anti-vax accounts proliferate as Twitter struggles to police content

Platform’s paid verification system is being used to give sense of validity to accounts pushing health misinformation

Salon

RFK Jr.’s anti-vax socials removed

RFK Jr.’s anti-vax socials were taken down as they were found to be promoting misinformation

The Guardian - US

Instagram and Facebook suspend Robert Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine group

Critics calls move ‘too late too little’ after group repeatedly violated policies on Covid-19 misinformation

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