Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine protection 'wanes very quickly'

[SunSeeker]

Source: NBC News

In an interview Wednesday with CBS News, Kennedy said the Trump administration was focused on finding ways to treat people who choose not to get vaccinated. However, there are no approved treatments for measles, which kills almost 3 out of every 1,000 people diagnosed.  

Kennedy also suggested that measles cases are inevitable in the United States because of ebbing immunity from vaccines — a notion doctors say is false.  “We’re always going to have measles, no matter what happens, as the vaccine wanes very quickly,” Kennedy said. 

Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine offer lifelong protection. That’s because the vaccine stimulates the production of memory cells, he said, which can recognize the virus over a lifetime.

“We eliminated measles from this country. That could never happen if immunity waned,” said Offit, who serves on an independent vaccine advisory committee for the FDA.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/health-secretary-rfk-jr-measles-vaccine-falsely-claims-wanes-rcna200636

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The U.S. formally eliminated measles in 2000 thanks to widespread vaccination, but public health experts fear the current growing outbreak of the disease may allow it to reclaim its hold.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/measles-outbreak-in-u-s-may-undo-formal-elimination-status/

There have been 3 deaths (2 children and 1 adult) already from the current outbreak. Plus, there is potentially lifelong complications among the unvaccinated who contracted measles and managed to survive, like deafness and brain damage. What JFK Jr. is doing is unconscionable.

[Irish_Dem]

1. He does not care how many children he kills.

[Marthe48]

2. So full of shite

After 5 decades, my oldest still has immunity. Her doctor checked her immunity when she had her regular check-up.

The maga idiots might be happy to tumble backward, but I hope the rest of us will carry the torch and defy preventable deaths.

Why a drug-addled never was is in charge of public health is a mystery I haven't solved.

[hlthe2b]

3. Your ignorance never wanes, "Booby"...

and that combined with your dishonesty:

[Easterncedar]

4. RFK Jr speaks like hallucinating AI

Throwing out words with no understanding behind them

[LiberalArkie]

5. Yes it does ebb. Once a person stops breathing and the heart stops, the immunity leaves.

I make as much sense as he does.

[Sedona]

6. I received my first measles vaccination almost 60 years ago

I had a titer test about 2 weeks ago and I am still completely immune. However, I do need to go get shots for the other M&R rubella and mumps. Those apparently have worn off after nearly 60 years

[twodogsbarking]

7. You don't need a parachute to jump out of a plane.

If you only intend to jump once.

[LastDemocratInSC]

8. Measles can erase the "memory" of a person's immune system,

which has been accumulating since childhood, making that person susceptible again to multiple diseases. I've noticed Bobby doesn't talk about that.

[SunSeeker]

10. RFK Jr does not talk about any of the horrific measles after effects.

He is a dishonest lunatic.

[PSPS]

9. Why the blowback? A heroin addict with no medical training at all surely knows what he's talking about 1111!11!!!1

[IronLionZion]

11. Brain worm damage must last a long time and be pretty bad then

same with heroin use. MAHA

[Wonder Why]

12. His brain wanes quicker.

[Mr. Evil]

13. Another Pied Piper wannabe.

Desperate to have people follow him and regard everything he says as relevant. This doofus is just another spoiled rotten rich kid that believes he's actually special because of it. Where have we seen that before?