RFK Jr. Is Trying to Write Himself Out of 2019 Samoan Measles Epidemic Kennedy's claim he "had nothing to do with people not vaccinating in Samoa" stretches credibility.

RFK Jr. asked to explain vaccine stance, pressed about measles outbreak in Samoa 07:11. As U.S. senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week, President Trump's pick to run the Department of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to use Samoa’s measles vaccine pause as a "natural experiment" months before a deadly outbreak.

In June 2019, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to the small Pacific island nation of Samoa, where he met with activists calling for Samoans to skip measles vaccines and opt for alternatives instead.

During confirmation hearings in January 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely denied that a 2019 trip he took to Samoa had anything to do with vaccines. In 2019, Samoa experienced a measles outbreak ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy says he cannot walk down the street without mothers swarming him to thank him for the work ...

Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faced tough questioning from Democrats on Wednesday over his ...

At his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that his 2019 trip to Samoa ahead of its fatal measles crisis was not related to vaccines—despite connections he made with ...

Appearing in Shot in the Arm, a 2023 documentary about vaccine opposition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was asked about the deadly measles outbreak that occurred in Samoa in 2019 and claimed the lives of ...

Global health experts sound alarm over RFK Jr., citing Samoa outbreak. Experts and officials said a 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa, which came after a visit by Kennedy, exemplified the dangers of ...