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RFK Jr. is perhaps the most influential Secretary of Health
and Human Services we've ever seen, but if you read the headlines, you'd think
his first 100 days were a disaster.
While chronic diseases cost billions of dollars in
healthcare in the United States each year, the press can't stop obsessing over
measles.
Just look at these headlines:
"As measles cases surge, some parents become vaccine
enthusiasts."
"US measles cases approach 900, with outbreaks reported
in 10 states."
"Measles could be making a comeback in the US, warn
Stanford Medicine experts."
Measles seems like a serious problem, but it isn't.
RFK Jr. masterfully revolutionized this media narrative in
real time during his appearance on NewsNation Wednesday night, and it was so
brilliant that the audience gave him a round of applause.
Right now, we have about 842 cases, Chris. And Canada has
about the same number. They have an eighth of our population. Europe has ten
times that. Our population has plateaued,” Kennedy said under questioning from
Chris Cuomo. “They weren't saying that [get vaccinated] during COVID. That's
why people aren't getting vaccinated. And now it's a problem. How do you
address that, and what responsibility do you have for how people feel about
getting vaccinated?”