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CDC Advisor's Controversial Views Fuel Measles Resurgence

7/7/2025

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Vicky Pebsworth, recently appointed to the CDC's vaccine advisory board, has controversially maintained that vaccines triggered her son's autism, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Her ties to anti-vaccine movements, bolstered by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influence, fuel the spread of misinformation, exacerbating the resurgence of measles outbreaks across the U.S.

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Vicky Pebsworth, recently appointed to the CDC's vaccine advisory board, has controversially maintained that vaccines triggered her son's autism, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Her ties to anti-vaccine movements, bolstered by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influence, fuel the spread of misinformation, exacerbating the resurgence of measles outbreaks across the U.S.