Vaccine-hesitant parents are taking treatment into their own hands after claims from the US Health Secretary, experts fear

Summary

Texas hospitals are treating children with vitamin A poisoning linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promotion of the supplement as a measles treatment.

At Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, patients with measles showed abnormal liver function due to excessive vitamin A intake.

Kennedy, the U.S. health secretary, claimed vitamin A dramatically reduces measles mortality. Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine.

The U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, with nearly 500 cases across 21 states and two confirmed deaths.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    8 hours ago

    Doctors aren’t giving the kids the Vitamin A, doctors are sounding the alarm that children are coming in with Vitamin A poisoning.

    • Critical_Thinker@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Sounds like a quick call to CPS is in order, if they are still around and haven’t been dumped by dumpy.