Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is facing renewed scrutiny after praising the work of a doctor who has been known for discussing the dangers of vaccines - while the secretary was attending the funeral of the second child who died from the rampant West Texas measles outbreak.
Kennedy, who visited the outbreak area Sunday, attended the funeral of the unvaccinated unnamed 8-year-old girl: the second death of a young unvaccinated child in the state. He wrote on social media that he was in the state to learn how federal employees can better partner with Texas health officials to control the spread of the highly contagious respiratory virus, noting that “the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.”
