"Kennedy visited Samoa in June 2019, during a time of high interest in the country for anti-vaccine activists. Two babies died in 2018 in the country after they were injected with a tainted vaccine, which investigators found was not related to the vaccine itself, but the nurses' faulty administration. Afterward, however, the government suspended the measles, mumps, and rubella, or MMR, vaccination program for 10 months - the period during which Kennedy visited and met with top government officials."
"The real reason Kennedy is coming is to raise awareness about vaccinations, more specifically some of the health concerns associated with vaccinating (from his point of view)."
"We now understand that the Prime Minister has invited Robert Kennedy and his team to come to Samoa to investigate the safety of the vaccine."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in Senate confirmation hearings that his 2019 Samoa trip was unrelated to vaccines. Newly released State Department emails contradict that claim, with a U.S. embassy official saying the real reason was to raise awareness about vaccinations and a UNICEF representative saying the Samoan prime minister invited Kennedy to investigate vaccine safety. Two infants died in Samoa in 2018 after a tainted vaccine administration error, prompting a 10-month suspension of the MMR program. Kennedy's June 2019 visit occurred during that suspension, and later in 2019 Samoa experienced a measles outbreak that killed 74 people, over 60 under age four.
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