Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must resign. He has no medical, scientific, or public-health credentials, yet he has been placed in a position of enormous influence over America’s health policy. From that platform, he has spread vaccine misinformation that puts lives at risk—especially children, the elderly, and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.
Measles is a stark example. Before vaccination, measles killed 1 to 3 children per 1,000 infections and caused severe complications including pneumonia and brain damage. Thanks to vaccines, measles was eliminated in the United States. Today, fueled by anti-vaccine rhetoric, it is returning—endangering the most vulnerable Americans who depend on community protection.
This is not an abstract debate. Public trust in science saves lives; misinformation kills. When someone without medical training undermines decades of evidence from a position of power, preventable deaths follow.
The nation’s health cannot be entrusted to conspiracy and ideology. Mr. Kennedy should step down—before more Americans pay with their lives.
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