America’s Health Crisis: RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vax Crusade Fuels Measles Outbreak
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🔴 UPDATE: April 21, 2025
America is in the middle of a preventable measles epidemic—and the man in charge of stopping it is helping it spread.
In just two months as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gutted the agency, fired 10,000 public health workers, promoted junk science, and undermined vaccination efforts in the middle of the worst measles outbreak in over a decade. His reckless, false claims about vaccines, autism, and “miracle cures” are already fueling deadly consequences.
Now the toll is mounting: 800 cases, 10 major outbreaks, and three confirmed deaths—including two unvaccinated children. And the federal government’s response? Silence, confusion, and gaslighting.
Key Developments:
CDC reports 800 measles cases across 25 jurisdictions as of April 18—up from just 285 total cases last year. Texas leads with 597 confirmed cases. Children under 5 account for 249 cases, with 47 hospitalized.
Source: ReutersThree people have died in the outbreak: two unvaccinated children in Texas and one unvaccinated adult in New Mexico. These are the first confirmed measles deaths in the U.S. since 2015.
Source: TimeNinety-six percent of all cases are in people who are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status. Doctors and infectious disease experts blame confusion caused by RFK Jr. and the federal government’s failure to provide clear, pro-vaccine messaging.
Source: ReutersRFK Jr. has falsely claimed that the MMR vaccine “causes deaths,” “blindness,” and is no better than measles itself. He has promoted unproven treatments like antibiotics and steroids for measles, which pediatricians warn are “risky and ineffective.”
Source: AP NewsKennedy falsely stated that the MMR vaccine “wanes very quickly.” In reality, the vaccine provides lifelong protection in 97% of people. Outbreaks are being driven by anti-vaccine pockets, not by vaccine failure.
Source: AP News, TimeInstead of leading a real response, RFK Jr. is launching a “six-month investigation” into autism causes, repeating debunked claims that link autism to vaccines—despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. His claims rely on outdated statistics and cherry-picked rhetoric about an “autism epidemic.”
Source: AP News
The Real Story: Who Wins and Who Pays the Price?
Winners: Anti-vaccine activists and right-wing ideologues who now have a megaphone inside the government. Instead of following science, RFK Jr. is pushing a “Make America Healthy Again” agenda steeped in misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Losers: American families. Especially the youngest children. Especially those who depend on public health infrastructure to keep diseases like measles under control. They're now at the mercy of a federal health department run by a lifelong anti-vaxxer with no intention of protecting them.
🔍 Why This Matters:
We eliminated measles from the United States in 2000. It only came back because anti-science forces were allowed to sabotage our defenses. And now those same forces run the federal health department.
This outbreak is not a failure of medicine—it’s a failure of leadership.
RFK Jr. isn't just wrong. He’s in power. And under his watch, kids are dying from diseases we already cured.
🚨 The Bottom Line:
Three months ago, the measles threat in America was under control. Today, it’s a nationwide outbreak—and the federal government is feeding the fire.
This is what happens when the party of Trump and the right-wing deep state installs a conspiracy theorist to oversee public health. Americans aren't just unprotected—they’re being misled by the very agency that’s supposed to keep them safe.
📌Sources:
AP News: FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.'s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS
Reuters: Measles cases in 25 US jurisdictions rise to 800 in 2025, CDC says
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Congress must have been out of their minds to confirm that guy. He's been saying this kind of stuff all along. Their fealty to Donald isn't worth this much--or any--carnage.