RFK Jr. recently baselessly claimed that steroids, antibiotics, and cod liver oil yielded “very good results" with measles.
Robert F. Kennedy, in his first comments on measles as the new Trump health secretary, says the outbreak is not unusual. 'We have measles outbreaks every year.'
In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but described vaccination as a personal choice.
Kennedy has touted the benefits of an unconventional measles treatment including the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic clarithromycin and cod liver oil, which has high concentrations of vitamin A.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who oversees the health of more than 340 million Americans, says vitamin A can prevent the worst effects of measles rather than urging more people to get vaccinated.