Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several scientifically inaccurate claims during a CNN interview regarding COVID-19 death rates, vaccine efficacy in children, and the link between vaccines and autism. Fact-checking by Forbes, referencing data from Johns Hopkins University and studies published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, refutes Kennedy's assertions. The report also addresses his comments on the measles outbreak, noting that while pandemic disruptions affected vaccination rates, vaccine hesitancy and misinformation, potentially amplified by Kennedy's own past statements, are significant contributing factors. AI
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- autism
- CNN
- COVID-19
- Dana Bash
- Danish
- Johns Hopkins University
- measles
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- UNICEF
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