
RFK Jr. saw an opportunity in Samoa's measles vaccine crisis
Jan 24, 2025 · New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to exploit a deadly vaccine accident. When Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
FACT CHECK: RFK Jr. Denies Deadly Role In Samoa Measles ...
Jan 29, 2025 · During his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blatantly lied about his deadly trip to the island nation of Samoa in 2018 and 2019, where he spearheaded a campaign against the measles vaccine amid a deadly outbreak.
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles ...
Jul 2, 2024 · Appearing in Shot in the Arm, a 2023 documentary about vaccine opposition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was asked about the deadly measles outbreak that occurred in Samoa in 2019 and claimed the lives...
2019 Samoa measles outbreak - Wikipedia
The 2019 Samoa measles outbreak began in September 2019. [5] As of 6 January 2020, over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths had been reported, out of a population of 200,874, [4] [6] over three per cent. [7] The cause of the outbreak was decreased vaccination rates among newborns, from 74% in 2017 to 31–34% in 2018. Nearby islands had rates ...
FactChecking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - FactCheck.org
Aug 9, 2023 · In 2018, two infants in Samoa died when nurses accidentally prepared the combined measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine with expired muscle relaxant rather than water.
RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa's ...
Feb 4, 2025 · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease.
RFK Jr. slammed by Samoa's top health official over measles ...
Feb 3, 2025 · Samoa's top health official on Monday condemned statements made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his confirmation hearings for health and human services secretary, calling them "a complete lie."...
Fact Check Reporter - Newsweek
Jan 29, 2025 · At his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that his 2019 trip to Samoa ahead of its fatal measles crisis was not related to vaccines—despite connections he made...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Distorts the Facts on His Infamous ...
Jan 29, 2025 · During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, glossed over key details about his...
RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s ...
Feb 4, 2025 · RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says An outbreak of measles devastated the Pacific island nation in 2019, killing 83 people in a population of 200,000.
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