In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments.

He issued a muffled call for vaccinations in the affected community, but said the choice was a personal one. He suggested that measles vaccine injuries were more common than known, contrary to extensive research.

He asserted that natural immunity to measles, gained through infection, somehow also protected against cancer and heart disease, a claim not supported by research.

He cheered on questionable treatments like cod liver oil, and said that local doctors had achieved “almost miraculous and instantaneous” recoveries with steroids or antibiotics.

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  • @tyrant
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    152 days ago

    Oh my god. How did we end up here?

      • @CharlesDarwin
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        31 day ago

        So much of everything that is awful today originates with Ronnie Raygun and his “revolution”.

      • @tyrant
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        72 days ago

        Probably social media spreading conspiracies too…