Family of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slams his views on vaccines as 'tragically wrong'
Three members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family are forcefully denouncing his anti-vaccine views, arguing that the lifelong Democrat "is part of a misinformation campaign that's having heartbreaking and deadly consequences."
Kennedy, the son of late presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, is one of the more notable anti-vaccine activists. He wrote a book in 2014 about mercury in vaccines and lobbied Congress to give parents exemptions from state requirements for vaccinating their children.
Wednesday's Politico op-ed written by former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former US Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and Maeve Kennedy McKean pointed to the latest outbreak of measles in the United States and worldwide.
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joe and Kathleen's brother and Maeve's uncle is part of this campaign to attack the institutions committed to reducing the tragedy of preventable infectious diseases," the authors wrote.
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