In 2019, RFK Jr. visited American Samoa, meeting with local anti-vaxxers and government officials. After his disinformation campaign was successful, vaccine rates dropped to 31%.
A few months later measles swept through the island nation, killing 83 Samoans—mostly children.
In 2019, RFK Jr. visited American Samoa, meeting with local anti-vaxxers and government officials. After his disinformation campaign was successful, vaccine rates dropped to 31%.
A few months later measles swept through the island nation, killing 83 Samoans—mostly children.