Better late than never — and not even really all that late.
In the wake of a rare measles outbreak in the US that has already claimed one life, the Trump administration faces a potential messaging conflict at HHS. Newly installed Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has advocated for vaccine skeptics for decades, although he began moderating some of those positions when he launched his brief presidential campaign last year. Kennedy promised to follow the science during his confirmation hearings last month, although it probably only had the effect of winning over just enough Republicans to win confirmation.
Now in his first test, Kennedy has fulfilled the promise. Late yesterday, Fox News published an op-ed from RFK that urges parents to grasp the benefits of the MMR vaccine, while also extolling other ways to improve the health of their children at the same…
