In the long arc of public health, few achievements have been as hard-won or as fragile as the elimination of measles — a victory built over decades through sustained collective trust in vaccination. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., installed as the Trump administration's health secretary, is quietly working to erode that trust not through outright prohibition, but through the subtler instruments of framing, silence, and institutional drift. Public health experts warn that this approach, precisely because it avoids the visibility of a direct ban, may prove more dangerous — dismantling herd immunity
RFK Jr. Accused of 'Backdoor' Campaign Against Vaccines
Potential public health impact through disease resurgence if vaccination rates decline, affecting vulnerable populations including infants and immunocompromised individuals.