“A celebrity with no public health experience named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went to Samoa, met with the prime minister, met with the secretary of health,” said Green.
As Kennedy pushed his anti-vaccination campaign — which Green has referred to as disinformation — the inoculation rate plummeted to 31% and the measles virus spread.
Samoan leaders asked the Hawaii governor for help, so he went to their island with dozens of health care providers to help vaccinate as many people as possible.
“We witnessed a child literally dying in front of us, just moments as we came into the village.
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, pictured at right, has warned senators against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next health and human services secretary.
She said she’s met with lots of parents worried about the safety of vaccines because of misinformation being spread by people like Kennedy.
Over the weekend, Cassidy said in an interview with Fox News that Kennedy is “wrong” about vaccines. »