Measles, Vitamin A and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles
In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil,
RFK Jr. touts vitamin A for measles prevention. Doctors disagree.
RFK Jr. has cited vitamin A and cod liver oil as effective methods of measles prevention while stopping short of outright suggesting vaccines.
RFK Jr. says vitamin A could help treat measles. Here's what doctors think.
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in an op-ed that vitamin A could help against measles. Doctors explain why it's no substitute for vaccines.
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Don’t fall for this misleading myth about vitamin A and measles
Research does show that vitamin A can help children with deficiencies after they’re infected with measles, but the vast majority of children in the United States do not fall into that category. To suggest that vitamins, good nutrition or other remedies can prevent measles is misleading and dangerous. The immune system simply doesn’t work that way.
RFK Jr. is pushing this vitamin for measles treatment. Health experts are worried
RFK Jr. is pushing this vitamin for measles treatment. Health experts are worried - While taking vitamin A can help prevent complications in people infected with measles, only the vaccine can ward off
RFK Jr. Suggests These Supplements Can Help Measles Treatment. Here's What Medical Experts Say.
He also promoted the use of vitamin A for measles treatment in a recent Fox News op-ed. While these statements refer to the treatment of measles in a medical setting, medical expe
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