Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates expressed concern over false claims about the use of vitamin A for measles during an open forum at their annual meeting.
The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP), authors of a draft policy statement, noted that "there is an immense amount of misinformation regarding the prevention, treatment, and cure of measles being spread by both members of the public and some physicians."
False claims about the use of vitamin A, in particular, have been amplified by Trump administration officials, including HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Arlene Seid, MD, MPH, a delegate for the AAPHP, pointed to "scientifically unfounded and harmful" claims that suggest vitamin A can replace vaccination and cure measles. Such claims have led to vitamin A overdoses, she said, and in its draft statement, the AAPHP suggested that vitamin A misinformation may be responsible for recent cases of severe liver injury.
To that end, delegates from the specialty society called for the AMA to do the following:
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