Vaccination has historically been crucial in eliminating diseases like measles and polio in the U.S. However, recent declines in childhood vaccination rates and the potential appointment of anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services could exacerbate this health crisis. As more parents delay or skip vaccines, the collective immunity is weakening. Despite public support for vaccines, the decision to avoid vaccinations could lead to real dangers, reigniting outbreaks of previously controlled diseases and threatening public health.
"Widespread vaccination has eliminated several diseases in the U.S., but declining childhood vaccination rates put the country at risk of disease resurgence."
"Should Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, he could enable a dangerous decline in vaccination uptake across America."
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