Fewer People Getting Measles Vaccine Because of Government COVID Actions: RFK Jr.

The health secretary pushed back on assertions that he is responsible for the spike in measles cases in recent months.
Fewer People Getting Measles Vaccine Because of Government COVID Actions: RFK Jr.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in Washington on April 21, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Fewer people have been receiving a measles vaccine because they distrust the government after officials’ actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on April 21.

“If you’re asking why people stopped vaccinating, it’s because the government lied to them during COVID,” Kennedy told the House of Representatives House and Energy Committee’s Subcommittee on Health. “That’s when the vaccination rates dropped.”

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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