RFK Jr's Old Group Defends Him Amid Major Measles Outbreak

The anti-vaccine group Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once led is defending him as U.S. Health Secretary, even as the country faces its worst measles outbreak in over 30 years. Public health experts say Children’s Health Defense is using a familiar strategy. The group is downplaying the dangers of measles while exaggerating the risks of vaccines. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1,958 measles infections and three deaths this year. In South Carolina, 144 people are sick and 224 are under quarantine. Most of those infected are unvaccinated children. Kennedy founded and built Children’s Health Defense into a leading voice against vaccines before resigning to become Health Secretary.