# RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas after two measles deaths, one in a newborn

https://mins.news/en/item/34779

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-27 16:36 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/rfk-jr-spews-anti-vaccine-rubbish-as-newborn-revealed-to-have-died-from-measles/

> After two measles deaths in Pennsylvania, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unleashed a stream of anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation online. Both victims were unvaccinated, and one was a newborn from Lancaster County. The state outbreak has approached 400 confirmed cases amid a broader US surge.

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