We will follow the science, enforce the law, and deliver the clarity patients, providers, and pharmacies deserve.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration; environmental lawyer and 2024 independent presidential candidate.
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October 17, 2026
We’ve done better. We’re having a global measles outbreak right now.
— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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by number of sources- The nation is ready for change and recognizes that this is a unique inflection moment.29 sources2026lailluminator.com
- States that receive federal Medicaid funding must demonstrate that every dollar meets federal requirements.8 sources2026arkansasadvocate.com
- The press is all covering this [as] if those measles deaths actually happened, and nobody is doing any critical inquiry to find out – we’re trying to find out whether those deaths actually happened, and we can’t figure that out.2 sources2026penncapital-star.com
- We are actually restoring faith in the public health agencies so people will take our advice, and our advice is that people should get the measles vaccination.2 sources2026penncapital-star.com
- The announcement appears to have been premature, and the deaths may even have been altogether fabricated by one of the Governor’s hopeful staffers.2 sources2026huffpost.com
- If somebody tells you that a vaccine will prevent transmission and infection, or you need to take it to protect your grandmother, A.I. may say it actually doesn't do that.2 sources2026cbsnews.com
Today, we took long-overdue action to restore science, accountability, and the rule of law.
“President [Donald] Trump and I are building a health system that takes them seriously, follows the evidence, and uses what we learn to make vaccines safer. This is how we earn back trust in our public health institutions.”
“We must listen to patients and families who report vaccine injuries — not dismiss or gaslight them,”
It would be malpractice for a doctor to make a diagnosis, or to make a prescription, without at least checking AI.
If somebody tells you that a vaccine will prevent transmission and infection, or you need to take it to protect your grandmother, A.I. may say it actually doesn't do that.
Public officials who tell Americans to defer to experts will "never ever again" be able to dominate them.
Artificial intelligence can give patients "a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country.
That is how we strengthen rural health, improve the lives of patients and families, and Make America Healthy Again.
We are putting resources directly into rural communities to strengthen the health workforce, modernize infrastructure, expand access, and bring care closer to home.
Governor Shapiro, by contrast, politicized these two tragic deaths before the underlying causes had been established.
The facts emerging now demonstrate why CDC waited for the evidence rather than allowing political grandstanding to dictate its reporting.
The performance was a replay of the Democrats' COVID playbook: fearmongering, misinformation, finger-pointing, and the weaponization of infectious disease fears for political gain.
Governor Shapiro's unseemly rush to Lancaster County to convene a national press conference and his giddy delight in announcing two measles deaths was a morose commentary on the contemporary political dialogue.
The announcement appears to have been premature, and the deaths may even have been altogether fabricated by one of the Governor’s hopeful staffers.
Vaccines are medical interventions … intended to permanently alter your immune system, and so parents ought to have a say in that, and the decision should be between the parents and the physician and not the state.
We are actually restoring faith in the public health agencies so people will take our advice, and our advice is that people should get the measles vaccination.
The press is all covering this [as] if those measles deaths actually happened, and nobody is doing any critical inquiry to find out – we’re trying to find out whether those deaths actually happened, and we can’t figure that out.





