Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashed with Pennsylvania officials and promoted vaccine conspiracy theories on August 26–28, 2026, falsely claiming two recent measles-associated deaths were fabricated. Anti-vaccine activists amplified the claims online.
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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kennedy feuds with Shapiro over vaccines An online row between Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) erupted on Wednesday after Pennsylvania authorities said two unvaccinated people died from measles-associated causes. ...
Anti-vaxxers are spreading conspiracy theories after two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania Anti-vaccine activists are trying to track down the families of two people, including at least one newborn, who died after contracting measles in Pennsylvania, as governor Josh Shapiro tangles with Robert F Kennedy Jr over his “inaccurate and misleading claims”. Kennedy, the secretary of the U