RFK, Jr gets measles vaccine, herd immunity, and Vitamin A deficiency WRONG AGAIN!
RFK, Jr continues to spread his ignorance and dish out the misinformation!
First, Kennedy is promoting Vitamin A supplementation over MMR vaccine. While correcting an actual deficiency of Vitamin A has been shown to lessen the severity of measles, it is NOT EFFECTIVE in preventing the infection.
Administration of MMR vaccine Erynearly in the incubation period after an exposure and before onset of symptoms can reliably abort an infection in the previously susceptible patient. The MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
Administration of a single dose of MMR is 93% effective while the set of two doses is 97% effective at preventing the disease.
He is also mischaracterizing herd immunity. Herd immunity does not induce protection of an unvaccinated susceptible individual. Having a large enough percentage of the population immune to measles either by vaccination or prior infection merely breaks the chain of transmission by isolating the susceptible individual from exposure to the virus. For this likelihood to be high enough, the CDC recommends a minimum of 97% of the population being immune by vaccination or prior infection.
Kennedy’s misinformation even now in the midst of outbreaks emphasizes just how INCOMPETENT HE IS AND THE NEED TO REMOVE HIM AS HHS LEAD!
Thanks to RFK, Jr and his ilk, this disease which was eradicated in the US by 2000 once again poses a deadly threat to children and also serious complications including pneumonia, encephalitis, and deafness.
First, Kennedy is promoting Vitamin A supplementation over MMR vaccine. While correcting an actual deficiency of Vitamin A has been shown to lessen the severity of measles, it is NOT EFFECTIVE in preventing the infection.
Administration of MMR vaccine Erynearly in the incubation period after an exposure and before onset of symptoms can reliably abort an infection in the previously susceptible patient. The MMR vaccine is safe and effective.
Administration of a single dose of MMR is 93% effective while the set of two doses is 97% effective at preventing the disease.
He is also mischaracterizing herd immunity. Herd immunity does not induce protection of an unvaccinated susceptible individual. Having a large enough percentage of the population immune to measles either by vaccination or prior infection merely breaks the chain of transmission by isolating the susceptible individual from exposure to the virus. For this likelihood to be high enough, the CDC recommends a minimum of 97% of the population being immune by vaccination or prior infection.
Kennedy’s misinformation even now in the midst of outbreaks emphasizes just how INCOMPETENT HE IS AND THE NEED TO REMOVE HIM AS HHS LEAD!
Thanks to RFK, Jr and his ilk, this disease which was eradicated in the US by 2000 once again poses a deadly threat to children and also serious complications including pneumonia, encephalitis, and deafness.
