RFK Jr. promotes myths about pediatric vaccine safety

In an interview posted online last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely stated that vaccines cause autism, claiming that over 400 studies have found a link. He also claimed, without evidence, that it’s virtually impossible for a healthy child to die from measles, that WHO says that vitamin A is an “absolute cure” for the disease, and that “lots of studies” show that people who had measles as children are healthier and more resistant to cancer and heart disease.

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