Vaccine-hesitant parents are taking treatment into their own hands after claims from the US Health Secretary, experts fear

Summary

Texas hospitals are treating children with vitamin A poisoning linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promotion of the supplement as a measles treatment.

At Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, patients with measles showed abnormal liver function due to excessive vitamin A intake.

Kennedy, the U.S. health secretary, claimed vitamin A dramatically reduces measles mortality. Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine.

The U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, with nearly 500 cases across 21 states and two confirmed deaths.

  • VanillaFrosty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    11 days ago

    People don’t get the right to endanger our most vulnerable because they are stupid and religious.

    I guess I should say stupid or religious but I have a feeling the initial statement is correct.

    I agree with your other comment on not trusting insurance agencies though.

      • Andonyx@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        11 days ago

        This statement is the poster child for why letting individuals use their own judgement on scientific data is such a crap idea.

        *Changed medical matters to scientific data.

      • Critical_Thinker@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        11 days ago

        Drug companies shouldn’t be in the equation of telling you what is best for you and your family medically.

        That should be left up to doctors.

      • Null User Object@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 days ago

        It’s not up to the experts to bend over backwards to convince you that a medication is safe and beneficial to yourself and to society. If they’ve convinced most of the population, but haven’t convinced you, then maybe you’re the problem. It’s your job to learn to distinguish between trained experts and quacks with an agenda, and listen to the experts, not the quacks.