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A Texas pastor is facing criticism after praising a school for its low measles vaccination rate, with social media users calling it reckless.

Kennedy Jr. endorsed the use of vitamin A, budesonide, clarithromycin, and cod liver oil for treating measles, claiming they produce "good results." However, health experts caution that these treatments should not replace vaccination and advise against relying on them alone.

The pastor’s remarks come amid an outbreak of once ‘eliminated’ measles virus that killed an unvaccinated child in West Texas

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who oversees the health of more than 340 million Americans, says vitamin A can prevent the worst effects of measles rather than urging more people to get vaccinated.

While taking vitamin A can help prevent complications in people infected with measles, only the vaccine can ward off infection

‘We’re going to be honest with the American people for the first time in history,’ Kennedy claims

Texas health officials have pleaded with families in the state to avoid attending "measles parties" and ensure that their children are vaccinated.

Health experts wary as US health secretary fails to endorse effective vaccines and instead calls them a ‘personal choice’

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died