Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare — Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly acknowledged that the measles shot has

Kennedy had previously called the measles outbreak “not unusual,” and he has criticized the vaccine in the past.

To protect yourself and your loved ones from measles, your best bet is to get the MMR vaccine if you haven’t already, Patel stressed. The typical guidance is for children to get the first dose of the two-dose shot at 12 months, but children as young as 6 months can get the vaccine.

Experts say vitamin A can mitigate measles but does not protect those who are unvaccinated from getting the disease

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to suggest that contracting measles is the best defense against the disease as a Texas outbreak spreads

What do you get when you put an anti-vax conspiracy theorist in charge of the U.S. Health Department? A dangerous crackpot who scares the public into thinking that the measles vaccination causes blindness.