“The measles vaccines "does not appear to provide maternal immunity.”
What FactCheck.org found
Evidence suggests that vaccinated mothers pass fewer protective antibodies on to their babies than previously infected moms, but in both cases this protection wanes before the infant’s first year. The best way to ensure babies don’t contract measles is to vaccinate everyone around them.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Health and Human Services Secretary) made this claim around 11 March 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2025, 10 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 55 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 27 of them false or fake, 27 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- foxnews.comhttps://www.foxnews.com/video/6369907937112
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