"But according to a statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this disease (that most people my age previously only knew from playing Oregon Trail) is definitelyyyy not coming back due to a policy failure. Well, yesterday, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, appeared on CNN to talk about measles and urge parents to vaccinate their kids. But the former TV doctor got some pushback from host Dana Bash."
"FYI, during the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire for promoting misinformation about using vitamin A to prevent measles, among other unproven treatments. He also endorsed the measles vaccine, with the caveat that the choice to vaccinate is "a personal one." A little later in the conversation, Bash called back to this recent tweet from Children's Health Defense, an organization that RFK Jr. founded and chaired from 2015 to 2023:"
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that measles is not returning due to a policy failure. A 2025 measles outbreak in Texas sparked controversy after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoted misinformation about vitamin A as a preventive measure and other unproven treatments. Kennedy endorsed the measles vaccine while adding that vaccination remains a personal choice. CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz appeared on CNN urging parents to vaccinate their children. CNN host Dana Bash pushed back, citing a recent tweet from Children's Health Defense. Critics highlighted other problematic claims by Kennedy, including an unproven assertion that a ketogenic diet could cure schizophrenia.
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