Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests parents consider measles vaccine amid deadly Texas outbreak: 'Call to action'
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"Every effort should be made to protect our children from measles, and that’s even more important as we see the outbreak spread in Texas and across the country."

., the nation's top health official, is asking parents to consider measles vaccinations for their children – though not outright suggesting them – as the once-eradicated disease spreads through Texas and other states.

Referring to the deadly outbreak as a "call to action," Kennedy wrote in an opinion piece  that parents should consult with physicians about the MMR vaccine. "The decision to vaccinate is a personal one," Kennedy wrote. "Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons."

Kennedy, who founded the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, also touted vitamin A as a way to "dramatically reduce measles mortality." The Centers of Disease Control & Prevention  in support of vitamin A being administered in certain cases under physician supervision. Doctors hope to debunk claims, though, that vitamin A stops children from getting the measles, according to the .

"Vitamin A is recommended for children diagnosed with measles to help prevent complications, particularly in children who are hospitalized," Dr. Sean T. O’Leary, chair of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, said in a statement. "It should not be used to try to prevent measles, and high doses of vitamin A are potentially very harmful. The only effective way to prevent measles is the MMR vaccine."

 writes in an opinion piece published Sunday on Fox News Digital that parents should consult with physicians about the MMR vaccine.

"Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons."

Kennedy, who founded the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, also promoted a false claim linking the MMR vaccines with autism in a  that was later .

The highly contagious virus, which primarily affects children, has since  and several other states. The outbreak comes 25 years after measles was declared eliminated in 2000 in the United States.





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