Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.Kennedy Jr. sparred with CNN host Dana Bash over the rise in measles cases in the United States as well as vaccine efficacy on Sunday's "State of the Union."Though the interview grew heated after Kennedy accused Bash of committing "press malpractice" based on what he said was a failure to challenge public health authorities during the COVID pandemic, Kennedy and Bash's contention continued after Bash asked him about the record number of measles cases and whether he accepts "some responsibility.""Absolutely not," Kennedy said.
"First of all, this is an international outbreak.So, we're doing better at handling it than any country in the world.
Mexico has 15 times the amount of measles per capita that we have.Canada has four times the amount of measles.
England has two times the amount of measles.Did I cause those measles outbreaks?"RFK JR ACCUSES NYT OF PUBLISHING 'HIT PIECE' SOURCED BY 'DISGRUNTLED' EMPLOYEES HE PURGEDCNN host Dana Bash and HHS Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr.got into a heated argument on "State of the Union." (Shannon Finney/Getty Images; Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)Bash suggested he bears some responsibility as the "most famous vaccine skeptic on the planet," though Kennedy countered that former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr.
Anthony Fauci himself has said in his private diaries that COVID lockdowns were more responsible for children not being vaccinated for measles.The CNN host, however, continued to demand Kennedy use his position to advocate for people to take the measles vaccine."What I want you to do is please use your bully pulpit to, right now, as we're getting close to back to school, say — are you willing to say to parents who have not vaccinated their kids that they should vaccinate their kids for measles because it is safe, and it will help them save their children's lives?" Bash asked."I tell people on my websites, my public..." Kennedy began."R...