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Summary

Texas hospitals are treating children with vitamin A poisoning linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promotion of the supplement as a measles treatment.

At Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, patients with measles showed abnormal liver function due to excessive vitamin A intake.

Kennedy, the U.S. health secretary, claimed vitamin A dramatically reduces measles mortality. Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine.

The U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, with nearly 500 cases across 21 states and two confirmed deaths.

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[–] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 157 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine

Oh look RFK is getting people nearly killed. Who could have seen this coming?

[–] HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago

Maybe Sirhan Sirhan should've hit the kid rather than the father.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 16 hours ago

Oh, he's getting people killed. Again.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 101 points 1 day ago (6 children)

More importantly, look how no one is getting into trouble for endangering children.

[–] Mandrilleren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Who would give him trouble? His boss rutinely hangs out with child abusers and could very well be one himself.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Republicans only care about children that aren't born (i.e. aren't children) yet.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Republicans have never been 'pro-life', only pro-birth.

Pre-natal? They care so, so much!

Pre-school? You're fucked (metaphorically and, depending on the republican, possibly literally - just ask ol' Dennis)

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Especially the guy who is actively harming children.

[–] trogon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, they're not fetuses so conservatives don't care.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't be fooled. Caring about fetuses has never been about the fetus, but about controlling women.

[–] trogon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Oh, I'm well aware.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says to do a thing for your child's health, how would you go about proving abuse? They're literally following government "guidelines".

If these idiots kill their children out of ignorance and stupidity, power to 'em. I lost all empathy for idiots during COVID. No one can ask me to give a shit any longer. And yes, fuck their kids too. This is Darwinism in action. Let it ride.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I think they were referring to people like RFK, not the parents.

[–] Sektor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

All of the benefits, none of the responsibilities.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Definitely not the people of American Samoa.

Edit: It's interesting that RFK Jr is now only briefly mentioned in the body of that article, but several of the source links at the bottom explicitly reference him in their titles.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

theres no confusion, his worms know what they are doing.