Measles Denial

Heather at Crooks and Liars writing about a conversation between Robert Kennedy and Dana Bash.

“Dr. Mehmet Oz’s nonsense that Robert F. Kennedy is supposedly “at the very front of” vaccine advocacy was too much for the usually passive Dana Bash to stomach.

Here’s Oz trying to pretend that Kennedy isn’t a raging lunatic antivaxxer when asked about the recent measles outbreaks we’ve seen across the country on this Sunday’s State of the Union on CNN:

‘BASH: Speaking of transparency, I do want to, before I let you go, ask you about a record surge in measles in the United States. South Carolina, for example, is currently reporting 800 cases.

It’s the worst outbreak since measles was declared eradicated more than three decades ago. Is this a consequence of the administration undermining support or advocacy for measles and other vaccines?

OZ: I don’t believe so.

We have advocated for measles vaccines all along. Secretary Kennedy has been on the very front of this.

BASH: “Oh, come on.“

OZ: No, he’s — when the first outbreak happened in Texas, he said, get your vaccines for measles, because that’s an example of an ailment that you should get vaccinated against.

What happened with the core schedule that was released in the beginning of last month was to say, listen, we look at what happened in Europe. In Europe, if you give people 80 different vaccine doses to take, people start…

BASH: Yes, but I’m specifically talking about measles here.'”

Dana Bash brings Doctor Mehmet Oz to his senses about a measles epidemic. The rest of the article is on Crooks and Liars. This part caught my attention as Oz tries to weasel out of the issue . . . measles in the nation. A disease considered to be eradicated not that long ago. And the severity of this means little to Oz and Kennedy.

Just in Arizona.