Axios: RFK: MMR vaccine “crucial” in measles prevention after Texas outbreak
Kennedy wrote an op-ed for Fox News' website on Sunday with the headline “Measles outbreak is call to action for all of us” and the subheading “MMR vaccine is crucial to avoiding potentially deadly disease.”
- Kennedy wrote that before the introduction of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in the 1960s, “virtually every child in the United States contracted measles.”
- He noted that from 1953 to 1962, “on average there were 530,217 confirmed cases and 440 deaths,” with a fatality rate of 1 in 1,205 cases.
- “Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons,” Kennedy wrote.
Yes, but: Kennedy emphasized that the decision to vaccinate is “a personal one.”
Last Updated: 02.Mar.2025 23:59 EST
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