As RFK Jr. faces U.S. Senate, questions linger about a measles outbreak in Samoa, half a world away
Local officials in Samoa don't blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's HHS pick, for measles deaths, but critics call his actions "harmful."
Here’s why a 6-year-old deadly measles outbreak in Samoa came up in the RFK Jr. hearing
In 2018, improperly prepared vaccines — after nurses mixed doses with muscle relaxants instead of water — led to the deaths of two Samoan children. The incident sparked widespread mistrust in the vaccine program, including from Samoa’s prime minister, who suspended MMR immunizations altogether.
RFK Jr. Wants to Rethink the Measles Vaccine. Here’s What the Science Shows.
MMR vaccines are safe and effective, but fewer children are getting them.
RFK Jr. claims he had "nothing to do" with Samoan measles outbreak, but record suggests otherwise
RFK Jr.'s testimony to senators clashed with past articles and letters he wrote concerning Samoan vaccine policy
RFK Jr. Denies Samoa Visit Was Vaccine-Related: Here Are the Facts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that his trip to the country later hit by a measles outbreak had "nothing" to do with vaccines.
RFK Jr. Pushes Back on Samoa Measles Outbreak Criticism
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed back on Democrats’ allegations that he contributed to a measles outbreak in Samoa, saying vaccination rates were already low when he visited in 2019. “I went there nothing to do with vaccines,
Hawaii Governor Calls Out RFK Jr.’s ‘Bulls--t’ on Deadly Samoa Measles Outbreak
A 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa killed 83 people and infected nearly 6,000 others. Hawaii’s governor thinks RFK Jr.‘s vaccine skepticism is partly to blame.
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