On Tuesday the fourth demise previously month associated to measles was reported within the state of Pennsylvania, an 18 yr outdated resident, whose demise got here simply days after a 40 yr outdated girl, and weeks after the deaths of two infants. This has resulted within the normal media trashing of HHS Secretary RFK Jr., and Tuesday on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront, Kennedy’s sister Kerry Kennedy joined in.
Though the infants had been too younger to be vaccinated, and each the 18 yr outdated and 40 yr outdated had been unvaccinated for his or her total lives, Burnett and Kennedy had been more than pleased to piggyback on PA Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro’s criticism of RFK Jr., for the deaths.
After starting the interview with a dialogue on the indefinite shutdown of the Kennedy Middle in Washington D.C., Burnett went proper after RFK Jr.
BURNETT: I wish to ask you, Kerry, if I could, about one different factor. The conflict between your brother, the HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., and the Democratic Governor, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, proper. Shapiro says your brother shoulders a few of the blame. California’s, I am sorry, Pennsylvania is reporting a fourth measles associated demise, which all in, had been within the midst of the worst outbreak in measles in the USA in over 30 years. And vaccination charges have declined, proper. That’s the reason we’re seeing this.
Shapiro has posted and I am going to learn it, Kerry, this critical state of affairs continues to be made worse by RFK Jr., enjoying video games with public well being and security. It is gone time for Secretary Kennedy to cease stoking vaccine skepticism and misinformation. To which your brother, Secretary Kennedy responds, quote, I’ve repeatedly acknowledged that MMR vaccination is the best approach to stop measles an infection. Is he proper? Do you assume his his messaging has contributed to this?
Sis was solely too comfortable to pile on her brother.
KENNEDY: Yeah, I feel completely, his messaging on vaccine skepticism has 100% contributed to individuals not taking their vaccines.
Perhaps some, however not any of the 4 who’ve died in PA, however that did not cease Kennedy.
KENNEDY: Let me be clear. Take your vaccine to guard your youngsters from measles, from mumps, from all types of various ailments, there is not any motive to be sick. Simply take your vaccine. That is primary. Quantity two, we’ve to cease this vaccine skepticism as a result of it isn’t science based mostly and since persons are dying consequently, our kids are dying. Do not let our kids die due to one thing that is not true. Take your vaccines.
Burnett could not have been extra happy.
BURNETT: Yeah. It is superb. I’ve so many individuals now simply with questions, whether or not it is concerning the flu vaccine or the shingles vaccine or simply so many vaccines, it has come into the ether. And there are actual fears. Thanks very a lot. I respect it, Kerry.
Think about, asking questions on, not even measles vaccines, however different much less efficient and newer pictures, how horrible.
However the worst half concerning the Burnett/Kennedy pow-wow, was that it ignored very important info concerning the enhance in measles and the decline in vaccines.
In 2020, the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, 5 full years earlier than RFK Jr. assumed his place, the vaccination charge for measles began to decline. Many attribute that to the obligatory Biden period vaccine insurance policies. In actual fact a CNN story from a yr in the past, quoting CDC stats, reported a file share of US kindergartners had an exemption for a required vaccination, together with for measles, for the 2024-2025 faculty yr. That college yr started earlier than RFK turned head of HHS.
However none of that mattered to Burnett, who ran the session. She obtained what she was in search of, RFK bashing. That is CNN!
