What RFK Jr Said About Samoa Trip Compared to Letter
Summary
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a letter in 2019 to Samoa's prime minister expressing interest in studying Samoa's MMR vaccines after two children died. During his 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, Kennedy said the trip was not related to vaccines, but the letter suggests otherwise. The Department of Health and Human Services denies that he lied to lawmakers.Key Facts
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the current U.S. Health Secretary.
- In 2019, Kennedy wrote a letter to Samoa’s prime minister about investigating MMR vaccine safety after two children died.
- The letter mentions the word “vaccine” or “vaccination” eight times.
- Kennedy told the Senate in 2025 that his trip to Samoa was unrelated to vaccines.
- The letter and Kennedy’s Senate testimony seem to contradict each other.
- Giving false information to Congress is a crime, but it is rarely prosecuted.
- Samoa had a measles outbreak in 2019 that killed 83 people, mainly young children.
- The Department of Health and Human Services rejected claims that Kennedy lied during his hearing.
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