CDC Investigates Vitamin Cures for Measles Following Kennedy’s Proposal

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has urged the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to explore “vitamins” as potential treatments for measles, according to a recent statement from the Health and Human Services (HHS).

With a resurgence of measles cases in the southern U.S., the HHS secretary has frequently promoted vitamin A as a miracle remedy despite a lack of scientific validation. This viewpoint seems to be prompting governmental action.

“Secretary Kennedy intends to mobilize the entire agency to initiate a scientific process aimed at treating various diseases, including measles, using existing drugs combined with vitamins and other therapies,” the statement announced, according to CNN.

This news arrives as West Texas grapples with a measles outbreak that has already affected over 900 individuals.

Previously, the disease was declared eliminated in America in 2000 thanks to an effective vaccine, but that status is at risk if the outbreak persists.

Dr. Paul Offit, a prominent immunologist, remarked to The Guardian that there is a significant risk of losing “herd immunity” for measles due to the current situation in the U.S.

Kennedy, known for his skepticism towards vaccines and controversial medical treatments, has recently lauded vitamin A as a viable solution for measles.

In a March op-ed for Fox News, Kennedy encouraged vaccination while also asserting that vitamin A “can dramatically reduce measles mortality.”

The World Health Organization states that a lack of vitamin A can heighten the risk of measles, especially among children. However, infectious disease experts have explained to ABC News that this vitamin should be viewed as a supplement for deficiency rather than an actual treatment for the illness.

In a March report, The New York Times detailed incidents where some Texas children, who received Kennedy’s advocated treatment of cod oil rich in vitamin A, experienced liver damage.

Kennedy has faced significant backlash over the years for suggesting a connection between vaccines and autism—a claim that scientific studies have repeatedly discredited.

Last month, he committed that his agency would uncover the actual causes of autism, which research largely attributes to genetic factors, by September.