Vaccine misinformation stories

Aug 26, 2026

RFK Jr. posts vaccine misinformation amid Pennsylvania measles deaths

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted vaccine misinformation and sparred with Pennsylvania officials on social media after the state announced two unvaccinated people died from measles-associated causes.

Aug 26, 20263 sources

Top claims

▪Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a link on X to The Highwire, a website run by anti-vaccine activist Del Bigtree that contains vaccine misinformation, on August 25, 2026
▪Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used his personal social media account to amplify disputed claims that the Food and Drug Administration knew Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine spread particles to the ovaries
▪Pennsylvania health authorities announced that two unvaccinated people died from measles-associated causes, marking the state's first measles deaths in 35 years

People involved

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Subtopics

Trump administration Measles outbreaks Public health policy US health policy & drug pricing

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