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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Sunday that parents should get their children vaccinated against measles, as the United States records its highest number of cases in 35 years.
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," Kennedy was asked by host Dana Bash, with the school year approaching, whether he would tell parents who have not vaccinated their children that they should do so because the vaccine is safe.
"We tell people ... that parents should get their children vaccinated for measles," Kennedy said. "A measles vaccine is effective. It stops measles in about 97% of the cases. People should get vaccinated."
Kennedy also said, "I've never questioned the efficacy of the MMR vaccine."
Kennedy is a longtime critic of vaccine policy who founded Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group. He has generally acknowledged that the MMR vaccine prevents measles but has repeatedly raised concerns about vaccine safety and has said the decision to vaccinate should be a personal one.
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Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," Kennedy was asked by host Dana Bash, with the school year approaching, whether he would tell parents who have not vaccinated their children that they should do so because the vaccine is safe.
"We tell people ... that parents should get their children vaccinated for measles," Kennedy said. "A measles vaccine is effective. It stops measles in about 97% of the cases. People should get vaccinated."
Kennedy also said, "I've never questioned the efficacy of the MMR vaccine."
Kennedy is a longtime critic of vaccine policy who founded Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group. He has generally acknowledged that the MMR vaccine prevents measles but has repeatedly raised concerns about vaccine safety and has said the decision to vaccinate should be a personal one.
#vaccine
