As cases of the highly contagious and potentially deadly measles virus continue to proliferate around West Texas and other parts of the U.S., newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a notorious vaccine skeptic, has offered mild support for the MMR vaccine — while emphasizing it’s a “personal” decision.
At the same time, the health leader is promoting vitamin A as one way to manage the respiratory illness, a move that’s concerned some medical professionals as the number of reported cases in the Lone Star State has ballooned. There are now nearly 160 cases across the country, with 22 hospitalizations and one death.
