RFK Jr. Says Vaccinations Available as Texas Measles Outbreak Expands

The US health secretary issued an opinion article on the outbreak and vaccines on the evening of March 2.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, departs with his wife Cheryl Hines after a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, on Jan. 30, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an opinion article published on March 2 that vaccination is a personal decision. He also advocated for immunizations amid a measles outbreak in several communities in West Texas in recent weeks that included one confirmed death.

“All parents should consult with their healthcare providers to understand their options to get the MMR vaccine,” Kennedy wrote in his article published on Fox News on Sunday evening, reacting to the measles outbreak.