HHS Secretary Questions Measles Deaths Amid Pennsylvania Outbreak, Promotes Vaccine Misinformation

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has publicly questioned the validity of two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania, suggesting they 'may even have been altogether fabricated,' despite state health officials confirming both cases through epidemiological review. This comes amidst an active measles outbreak in the state with 393 confirmed cases across 28 counties, marking the first measles-associated deaths in the Commonwealth in 35 years. Kennedy, who holds no medical degree or scientific training, also repeated debunked claims about the MMR vaccine.