RFK Jr.: Mothers Can Give Maternal Immunity from Measles for Their Babies

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KENNEDY JR.: “So, you know, it used to be, when you and I were kids, everybody got measles, and measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection. The vaccine doesn't do that. The vaccine is effective for some people for life, but many people it wanes. And one of the problems is it does not appear to provide maternal immunity. It used to be very young kids, you don't want a one-year-old kid getting measles. That's very dangerous. They were protected by breast milk and maternal immunity. Women who get vaccinated do not provide that level of maternal immunity that the natural measles infection did, so you are now seeing measles hit very, very young kids and hitting older people within whom the vaccine has waned. That is something that we need to worry about and that we are looking at at HHS."