The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has doubled down on false claims the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine contains “aborted fetus debris”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine sceptic, made the remarks after the number of measles cases in a Texas outbreak topped 660 with dozens more reported in New Mexico.
Speaking live on air to reporters on News Nation’s program Wednesday, RFK Jr was asked to clarify what he meant when he said the MMR contains "a lot of aborted fetus debris."
“There are populations in our country like the Mennonites in Texas, were most afflicted, and they have religious objections to the vaccination” he began, adding “because the MMR vaccine contains a lot of aborted fetus debris and DNA particles. So they don’t want to take it.”
Medical professionals were quick to hit back at the claim when a clip of the remarks was shared on X.
Health campaigner and author Irwin Redlener, MD, wrote: “What?!?! HHS Scty RFK, Jr. asserted that MMR vaccines contain "aborted fetal parts" to explain why some Mennonites refuse vaccines.
“He's a human public health catastrophe and, mark my words, his aggressive ignorance will be responsible for countless deaths here and globally.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that as of April 24, there have been 884 confirmed measles cases across 25 states since January this year, the second highest annual number in a quarter of a century. Three people have also died of the...
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