CBS NEWS – When asked hypothetically if he would vaccinate his children today for measles during a House hearing Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said “probably,” but added he doesn’t think people should be taking medical advice from him.
“My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant,” he said in response to the question from Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin during the House Appropriations Committee hearing.
When pressed, he repeated he didn’t want to give advice to other people.
He declined to answer whether he would vaccinate a child against chickenpox and polio.
Kennedy’s statements come as the United States deals with a concerning amount of measles cases. The majority of the infections have been reported in an outbreak in West Texas that has led to the deaths of two children.
The number of cases in Texas alone has grown to 709 …
