Can Vitamin A really treat measles? Why RFK Jr’s claims have US health experts worried

Can Vitamin A really treat measles? Why RFK Jr’s claims have US health experts worried

Health experts are raising concerns after US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr suggested vitamin A and nutrition as measles treatments, without explicitly endorsing vaccination. With a major outbreak in Texas already claiming a life, doctors warn that promoting vitamin A as an alternative could be misleading and dangerous

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr attends US President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC, US. File Image/Reuters