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Matthew Sweet

OPINION - A great American brain drain is brewing — and so is a golden opportunity for London

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - (Getty Images)

Some great news came out of Texas this week. Great, that is, if you happen to be one of the better-known viral diseases. Measles is going gangbusters, and in cases at the Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, now comes as a twofer with liver poisoning caused by elevated levels of Vitamin A.

The reason? Hello, Robert F Kennedy jr, US Health Secretary, conspiracy theorist, notable brainworm host and promoter of cod liver oil as a therapy for a disease declared extinct in America 25 years ago.

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