Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were ‘fabricated’
Anti-vaxxers are spreading conspiracy theories after two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania Anti-vaccine activists are trying to track down the families of two people, including at least one newborn, who died after contracting measles in Pennsylvania, as governor Josh Shapiro tangles with Robert F Kennedy Jr over his “inaccurate and misleading claims”. Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), suggested late Wednesday that the deaths in the…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Ars Technica · Aug 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM ET
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Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were ‘fabricated’(opens original report in a new tab)Ars TechnicaTier B
RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn(opens original report in a new tab)Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths. — Ars Technica
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