RFK Jr. downplays measles outbreak despite death of minor in Texas
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who has advocated for anti-vaccination policies, was asked about the death of an unvaccinated child in Texas who contracted measles.
Kennedy said the agency is monitoring the reports of the outbreak in Texas, but appeared to downplay the situation.

"There have been four measles outbreaks this year in this country, last there that was 16, so it's not unusual to have measles outbreaks every year," he said.
This child's death marks the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade.
The CDC currently recommends people receive two vaccine doses, the first at ages 12 to 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years old. One dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective. Most vaccinated adults don't need a booster.
Measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000 because of the highly effective vaccination program, according to the CDC. However, vaccination rates have been lagging in recent years.
-with ABC News' Mary Kekatos




