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How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch

KFF Health News

“It is a fantasy to think we can lower vaccination rates and herd immunity in the U.S. “The genie is out of the bottle, and you can’t put it back in,” said Rekha Lakshmanan, chief strategy officer at the Immunization Partnership in Texas. “One in 3,000 kids who gets measles is going to die. .”

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Trump's health team: RFK Jr. and 5 doctors tapped to lead 'MAHA'   

The Hill

He predicted that herd immunity would happen by April, which did not ultimately come to pass. He faced criticism in 2020 for promoting the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Oz has been heavily criticized by the scientific community, including many fellow physicians.

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How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch

NC Health News

It is a fantasy to think we can lower vaccination rates and herd immunity in the U.S. at campaign rally in Glendale, AZ Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Flickr Creative Commons The genie is out of the bottle, and you cant put it back in, said Rekha Lakshmanan, chief strategy officer at the Immunization Partnership in Texas. Kennedy, Jr.