Mexico has reported a surge in measles cases in the border state of Chihuahua following an outbreak of the highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease in unvaccinated communities in Texas. Dr. Paul Offit, a Philadelphia pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases, says RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine misinformation is to blame.
Dr. Paul Offit: “He’s held press conferences about autism. He’s held press conferences about food dyes. What he should do is hold a press conference every other day about this measles epidemic and what we’re doing about it and encourage vaccination, especially in areas where there’s low vaccination rates. The opposite is happening. He doesn’t say that. He gets in front of the public and says measles vaccine kills people every year.”
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