Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on MMR as transmission-blocking: warns against

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned whether the MMR vaccine prevents transmission and infection, suggesting the claim that it “stops the spread of the disease” is overstated. At the September 29, 2026 MAHA Summit, he said AI “may tell you it actually doesn’t do that,” per AI Weekly.

Kennedy’s stated reasoning is that public-health messaging overstates vaccine efficacy against transmission and that an informed public should scrutinize such claims rather than accept them on authority. (This page reports Kennedy’s position; mainstream public-health agencies maintain that MMR substantially reduces measles transmission.)

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