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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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[–] [email protected] 159 points 1 week 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?

[–] [email protected] 104 points 1 week ago (6 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Especially the guy who is actively harming children.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Oh, I'm well aware.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

All of the benefits, none of the responsibilities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

[–] floofloof 6 points 1 week ago

Oh, he's getting people killed. Again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

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

[–] HungryJerboa 2 points 1 week ago

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