RFK Jr. spreads vaccine misinformation after two unvaccinated measles deaths in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania health authorities announced that two unvaccinated people had died from measles-associated causes. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called Governor Josh Shapiro to offer federal assistance, but the call turned heated. Shapiro publicly accused Kennedy of spreading misinformation and said his rhetoric was having real-life consequences for communities across America. Kennedy continued to post vaccine misinformation on social media amid the deaths.

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