Measles Surge Triggers Push for Vaccination Amid Kennedy Interview

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In a CNN interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., described in the piece as the US health secretary, urged American parents to vaccinate their children against measles as the US records a surge in cases (2,371 confirmed this year), the most since the 1990s. The article notes Kennedy’s long-running vaccine-skeptic stance, contrasts it with a public health push for vaccination, and highlights 37 outbreaks and concerns about losing measles elimination status, while health experts like Ashish Jha defend vaccination and criticize Kennedy’s broader claims.
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