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Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Measles outbreak, Texas
Photo credit: Steve Brodner

Prima facie.

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A measles outbreak has infected over 200 and killed at least one in West Texas. In an interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted cod liver oil and steroids as alternatives to measles vaccines. The disease was previously nearly eradicated in the United States… by vaccinations.

Steve Brodner is a graphic artist whose work has been published by most major publications. He has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Esquire, The New York Times, etc. His newsletter, The Greater Quiet, is available on his substack and weekly at The Nation. He has been inducted into the Illustration Hall of Fame and is the winner of the 2024 Herblock Prize for editorial cartoon.


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