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2024-11-16 10:37:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D74499F692B493665F74C932988C179D3F42EA81BA8B71FC1431BCC7CA1A9310
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RFK Jr. did not contribute to 83 measles deaths. The distrust in the MMR vaccine in Samoa began when 2 infants died in 2018 after receiving the MMR vaccine. The govt. suspended the MMR immunization program for 10 months: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpc.14752#:~:text=Routine%20measles%20immunisation%20rates%2C%20always,after%20the%20July%20administrative%20error. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/18/these-babies-should-not-have-died-how-the-measles-outbreak-took-hold-in-samoa He is not against all vaccines: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/where-does-robert-f-kennedy-jr-stand-on-key-issues/
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