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RFK Jr. Endorses Unscientific Measles Treatments

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RFK Jr.âs Measles Cure? Cod Liver Oil and a Whole Lot of Other Nonsense

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RFK Jr. has been making the rounds to discuss the federal government’s response to the Texas measles outbreak.

In a recent interview with Fox News , Kennedy made dubious claims related to measles, including that cod liver oil pills, steroids, and antibiotics could be useful treatments for the viral disease.

There's no clear evidence that steroids should be a standard treatment for the disease.

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https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-measles-outbreak-call-action-all-us https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/nutrition-food-safety-health/fat-soluble-vitamins-a-d-e-and-k-9-315/#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20toxic,which%20appears%20to%20be%20safe.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rfk-jr-vaccine-disinformation/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7076287/#:~:text=The%20World%20Health%20Organization%20(WHO)%20recommends%20a%20daily%20oral%20dose%20of%20vitamin%20A%20for%20two%20days%20to%20children%20with%20measles%20living%20in%20areas%20where%20vitamin%20A%20deficiency%20may%20be%20present.https://nation.foxnews.com/watch/d5c0ee929861616db083854daa058a56/https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-03-11/nih-cuts-funding-for-studies-on-vaccine-hesitancy-and-acceptance https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK567744/#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%20(US,and%20low%20absorption.%5B17%5D https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37820949/https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles#:~:text=Accelerated%20immunization%20activities,(1).

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www.dshs.texas.gov www.foxnews.com extension.colostate.edu www.thenation.com pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov nation.foxnews.com www.usnews.com www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.who.int

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