Overview

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, engaged with Texas activists promoting unproven alternative treatments for measles during a deadly outbreak.
• The treatments, including Vitamin C, cod liver oil, and steroids, were distributed to over 150 families through a fundraiser organized by a former anti-vaccine group Kennedy once led.
• The fundraiser, which raised over $13,000, aimed to support families in a Mennonite community accused of contributing to the outbreak due to low vaccination rates.
• Health experts criticized the promotion of these remedies, emphasizing that vaccination remains the only scientifically proven method to prevent measles.
• Kennedy's involvement and the CDC's recent addition of Vitamin A guidance under his leadership have fueled controversy over his stance on public health policies.