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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes ‘aborted fetus debris’

close up of a pair of gloved hands injecting a syringe into an arm
A man receives a measles vaccine in Lubbock, Texas, on 27 February. Photograph: Annie Rice/Reuters

Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and his department have made a series of misleading statements that alarmed vaccine experts and advocates in recent days – including that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine includes “aborted fetus debris”.

Health department officials released statements saying they could alter vaccine testing and build new “surveillance systems” on Wednesday, both of which have unnerved experts who view new placebo testing as potentially unethical.

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