Robert F Kennedy Jr visited the funeral of an eight-year-old girl who died from measles in Texas and praised two practitioners who have used unconventional methods to treat the disease, including one who was disciplined by the state’s medical board for his use of certain medications. Kennedy has a history of questioning vaccine safety and efficacy, and in a recent tweet, he claimed that the two practitioners had treated and healed 300 measles-stricken Mennonite children without evidence to support this. The health secretary sent mixed messages over the weekend, first promoting the MMR vaccine as effective and then praising practitioners who have opted for alternative treatments like vitamins and cod liver oil. Kennedy’s tweet followed a visit to the funeral of an unvaccinated child, and he took the opportunity to comfort the families of two recent measles-related deaths in the United States. The Texas Medical Board previously disciplined Richard Bartlett for the “inappropriate treatment of patients with intravenous antibiotics and other medications,” and he has a history of run-ins with patients who complained about unnecessary diagnostic tests and procedures. Ben Edwards has a vaccine-free wellness practice in Seminole, where he promotes better nutrition and uses cod liver oil and vitamins to control the measles outbreak.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/robert-f-kennedy-jr-measles