ABC (Australia) US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has regularly told Americans they should not take medical advice from him.
“My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant,” he told Congress in May.
But under his watch a vaccine-preventable disease has continued to spread, with more than 1,300 cases in 40 states.
The measles outbreak that began amongst a rural West Texas Mennonite community with a low vaccine uptake has so far resulted in three confirmed deaths across the country. “We’re having a meltdown around measles in the United States right now, it is a full crisis.”
Dr Brewer is one of seven experts who determine whether the United States has maintained elimination over a 12-month period.
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