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Everything. I don't even know where to start. Racism, sexism, hatred of experts, religious fundamentalism running rampant here, the worship of wealth, an inability to think beyond the pocketbook, the deification of billionaires, confusing cocksureness for confidence, etc.

This is where RFK, Jr. is taking us: The 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa followed a drop--encouraged by RFK Jr.-- in vax rates. More than one in 150 babies age 6 to 11 months died from the measles during the outbreak. Re: Low Vax Rates: RFK, Jr. Saw An Opportunity www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

nbcnews.comExperts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to exploit a deadly vaccine accident.

The measles Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is as low as 0.1% in developed countries, but it can be as high as 15% or more in developing countries, reflecting differences in quality healthcare. For Americans without access to quality healthcare, the CFR could be much higher than 0.1%--plus complications.