{"id":17306,"date":"2026-08-06T20:20:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=17306"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:21:53","slug":"is-rfk-jr-telling-the-truth-about-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/is-rfk-jr-telling-the-truth-about-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"Is RFK Jr. telling the truth about vaccines?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/02\/politics\/rfk-jr-fauci-medical-misinformation\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with Dana Bash,\u00a0RFK Jr.\u00a0suggested that measles outbreaks happen mostly in religious groups and that the MMR vaccine wears off enough to help cause outbreaks. He also said COVID-19 vaccines don&#8217;t help children.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>Measles spreads very easily, but two vaccine doses offer strong protection.<\/li>\n<li>Most measles cases occur in people who are not vaccinated or whose vaccine status is unknown.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence shows that COVID vaccines can also help protect children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Measles spreads very easily. It&#8217;s\u00a0one of the most contagious diseases we know. You can be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DagIZy2ieUY\/\">ten stories above<\/a>\u00a0someone with measles and still catch it.<\/p>\n<p>If the vaccine waned, or stopped working over time, vaccinated people would get measles as often as unvaccinated people. That is not what we are seeing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/news\/story\/how-long-does-the-measles-vaccine-last\">One dose<\/a>\u00a0of the measles vaccine is about 93% effective. Two doses are about 97% effective. The number of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/ivac\/resources\/us-measles-tracker\">measles cases<\/a>\u00a0matches this.\u00a0About 93% of measles cases are in people who are not vaccinated or whose vaccine status is unknown. About 3% had one MMR shot, and only 4% had two shots.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr. has also said that COVID vaccines do not help children. However,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/74\/wr\/mm7440a1.htm\">many<\/a>\u00a0studies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/in-depth\/covid-19-vaccines-for-kids\/art-20513332\">show<\/a>\u00a0that they do provide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9871947\/\">benefits<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most measles cases are in unvaccinated or unknown-status people, not evidence of MMR waning. 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