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RFK Jr. Denies Samoa Visit Was Vaccine-Related

RFK Jr. Denies Samoa Visit Was Vaccine-Related: Here Are the Facts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that his trip to the country later hit by a measles outbreak had "nothing" to do with vaccines.

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Here’s why a 6-year-old deadly measles outbreak in Samoa came up in the RFK Jr. hearing

In 2019, a devastating measles outbreak erupted in Samoa. Eighty-three people, most of them children, died. Another 5,000 contracted the disease. In total, around 3% of the small island’s population fell ill.

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As RFK Jr. faces U.S. Senate, questions linger about a measles outbreak in Samoa, half a world away

Local officials in Samoa don't blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's HHS pick, for measles deaths, but critics call his actions "harmful."

Cheryl Hines happily joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his infamous Samoa visit

The ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star supported her husband at his grueling confirmation hearing Wednesday, just as she supported him during their 2019 trip to Samoa, where his meetings with ...

Robert F Kennedy Jnr’s measles outbreak comment ‘a complete lie’, says Samoa health chief

Samoa’s director general of health says Robert F. Kennedy Jnr’s comments in the United States Senate about the 2019 measles ...

Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames Kennedy for Measles Deaths in Samoa

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, ...

Samoa’s government embroiled in political turmoil

The instability in Samoa reflects growing turmoil across the Pacific amid social unrest and the US-led war drive aimed at ...

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‘He’s a liar.’ Green outraged after Kennedy denies role in Samoa measles outbreak

During his confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied Gov. Josh Green’s allegation that he caused many deaths in Samoa by discouraging the measles vaccine.