The Dangers of R.F.K., Jr.,’s Measles Response
The H.H.S. Secretary has touted over-the-counter remedies and stressed that the decision to vaccinate is “personal.”
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-dangers-of-rfk-jrs-measles-response
I had eleven brothers and sisters—we all got measles. It was a great week. We stayed home. We watched ‘Sea Hunt.’ ” He went on, “The treatment for measles is chicken soup and vitamin A. You can’t patent those.”
Kennedy’s nostalgic memories are at odds with the well-documented long-lasting harm that the virus can wreak on patients and communities.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-dangers-of-rfk-jrs-measles-response