He’s sending 2000 doses of the MMR vaccine to Texas.
Kennedy said his federal Department of Health and Human Services would send Texas 2,000 doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine – typically meant to be given to children in a series of two shots at 12 to 15 months old as well as between the ages of four and six years old – through its immunization program.
It’s a two-part series, so that’s enough for one thousand people to be properly vaccinated. That’s nothing. There are already about 160 identified cases. It’s extremely contagious. Measles has a reproduction number of about 15, meaning 1 person can infect 15 other people. Compare that to the WHO’s value of 1.4-2.4 for COVID.
Secondly, he stuck to his stance that “the decision to vaccinate is a personal one”, which is a nod and wink to antivaxxers to continue their denial.
He’s not doing this because he’s changed his stance. He’s still anti-vaxx. He’s just feeling some pressure to do something, so he is, but he’s dragging his feet and doing the minimum possible.
Secondly, he stuck to his stance that “the decision to vaccinate is a personal one”, which is a nod and wink to antivaxxers to continue their denial.
This. This could be the single most worst thing, ever. Even if he doesn’t work to attack vaccines with the power he has (and it looks like he IS doing that, given some of the other things he’s done).
By giving even 5-10% the notion that they are right to be vaccine denialists, he could destroy our herd immunity levels country-wide.
He’s sending 2000 doses of the MMR vaccine to Texas.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/01/kennedy-jr-measles-outbreak-health-department
It’s a two-part series, so that’s enough for one thousand people to be properly vaccinated. That’s nothing. There are already about 160 identified cases. It’s extremely contagious. Measles has a reproduction number of about 15, meaning 1 person can infect 15 other people. Compare that to the WHO’s value of 1.4-2.4 for COVID.
Secondly, he stuck to his stance that “the decision to vaccinate is a personal one”, which is a nod and wink to antivaxxers to continue their denial.
He’s not doing this because he’s changed his stance. He’s still anti-vaxx. He’s just feeling some pressure to do something, so he is, but he’s dragging his feet and doing the minimum possible.
This. This could be the single most worst thing, ever. Even if he doesn’t work to attack vaccines with the power he has (and it looks like he IS doing that, given some of the other things he’s done).
By giving even 5-10% the notion that they are right to be vaccine denialists, he could destroy our herd immunity levels country-wide.