MSNBC medical contributor Dr. Vin Gupta called out newly installed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday morning after the Donald Trump appointee tried to downplay the alarming growth of measles cases that has now resulted in children dying.
Addressing the outbreak that is devastating counties in parts of Texas where vaccination rates are low, Kennedy, who is not a medical professional, stated, "Incidentally, there have been four measles outbreaks this year in this country, last year there were 16. So it’s not unusual.”
During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," a visibly fuming Gupta took issue with Kennedy's glib and purportedly uninformed comments.
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"Just fact-checking RFK, it's important to realize between the years 2020 and 2023, on average we saw about anywhere from 50 to 100 cases in total in those years between 2020 and 2023," the pulmonologist stated. "So, no, this is no just business as usual, this is unusual."
"We've seen 124 cases and its February 26th," he added. "So something unusual right now is happening and let's just also put a finer point on it. His former organization that he just resigned from is actively putting out information as we speak this week, stating that somehow the vaccine itself, because quote unquote, 'it's ineffective,' to use their words, is the reason why this is happening in Texas, this outbreak versus the low vaccine rate. "
"So this is happening," he accused. "This organization is putting out this information. I don't know a single credible doctor that you would want caring for your family or for your loved one that believes or wants any of this."
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