Summary

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked backlash after writing a Fox News op-ed emphasizing vitamin A and nutrition, rather than vaccines, for measles treatment amid a Texas outbreak that killed one unvaccinated child.

Medical experts condemned his approach as “dangerous and ineffective.” The outbreak has infected 146 people, primarily in unvaccinated communities.

Senator Elizabeth Warren demanded Kennedy clarify his “intentions” for vaccine policy, citing his concerning actions including canceling meetings of disease experts and halting vaccine development contracts.

Kennedy previously led Children’s Health Defense, a major source of anti-vaccine misinformation.