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Checked by FactCheck.org16 May 2025United StatesHealth
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary

“Europe doesn't "use the chickenpox vaccine specifically because the preclinical trial shows that when you inoculate the population for chickenpox, you get shingles in older people, which is more dangerous.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: Some countries in Europe do routinely vaccinate children against chickenpox. Others do not, in part due to theoretical concerns about shingles. But there isn’t strong evidence that vaccinating children is causing a prob…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary

“Doctors treating measles patients in Texas are getting "very, very good results" from cod liver oil, budesonide (a steroid) and clarithromycin (an antibiotic).”

FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported

FactCheck.org says: None of these are specific treatments for nor are they recommended for measles. While cod liver oil contains vitamin A, which can help if someone is deficient in the vitamin, it is not clear if it would benefit someone …